manc1

I like this idea.

Evelin

At the time when I left my home country, standard annual leave was (and still is) 6 weeks, standard working hours were 37. Standard paid sick leave per year 6 weeks. When I compare OZ with 4 weeks hols und standard 40hrs work per week, I have to work 278 hrs more per year!

DownUnderPaddy

Agreed. Very good idea indeed.
There are plenty of accounts written in the forums of people experiences already for people to browse through and get a balanced viewpoint.

The Visa Bureau article on the front page however, appears to be distinctly one sided, and not a balanced view.

Allowing direct feedback comments to the article would help to counterbalance that and if that prevents even one couple from being led merrily down the garden path, that would surely be a good thing ?

Cheetah7

I get 4 weeks plus public holidays and Im not expected to take annual leave at Christmas/Easter etc.

If I work a Sunday I get Lieu time which is great when I need time off.

I am expected to come in at the weekend if we have a contract going on but its swings and roundabouts as I will get 3 days off when I move house in a few weeks.

How many public holidays does WA have - anyone know?

DownUnderPaddy

Ten
It is correct in the posted article.
http://britishexpats.com/articles/au.../better-in-oz/

Listed in detail from 2007 to 2010 on the Gov site here...
http://www.docep.wa.gov.au/LabourRel...days/index.htm

Possums

but why has it been published on BE when its a crock of shite?

Pollyana

Its not BE's responsibility to check the validity of people's opinions when they write articles. I wrote one myself ages ago; they aren't censored before they are hosted. As Sue has said, people need to write the opposing opinion.
There may be ones hosted about other countries that are equally misleading - not having lived in any of them I can't say.....Apparently though the NZ one is just a "fairytale".

I will mention the suggestions about comments to the Powers that run the place....

bcworld

There's a big difference though between presenting your opinions, and listing as fact a whole lot of data which is simply incorrect, and strangely in every case where it is incorrect lends support to the overall 'opinion' being conveyed by the piece.

Clearly BE is not responsible for checking the validity of facts for all posts in every forum, I'm just curious as to why such a poorly researched and presented (or deliberately misleading, one of the two) article has been elevated to be the first thing people see when they visit the homepage of this site.

I fully understand this is not for you to moderate, and this is not a dig at you.

moneypenny20

It hasn't been elevated to the first thing. It's simply the last one that has been posted and as such is at the top. As other articles are written and published, it will move down possibly never to be seen again.

Obviously it was done as a marketing ploy to get people to use the visa bureau, but I should imagine it will lose them more customers because it's nonsense.

Edit: they do have an envelope next to the title so people can email them should they so wish.

Pollyana

Thats right, and the best way to get it OFF the front page is for someone to do an article thats accurate. The most recent is always on the front, as I know from experience

No probs

TillyG

I'm still miffed that we (in NSW at least) aren't getting a "proper" day off for Anzac Day next year because it falls on a Saturday. That just sucks.

bcworld

I'm 99% certain its the same in Qld. It really varies from state to state though. Some provide an alternative if Anzac day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, some only if it falls on a Sunday and others not at all. Perhaps individual companies will decide for themselves on a national basis??

In fact:

WA, ACT - always substitute
Vic, Tas - Never substitute
NSW,SA,Qld,NT - substitute only for Sunday ANZAC days

...apparently.

AND, in further trivia....in 2011 Easter Monday falls on ANZAC day! There is no additional holiday granted.

DownUnderPaddy

That envelope just pops up the "email to a friend" box.

What you want to do is contact Andy Harwood directly and tell him what you think of his pretty misleading article....
http://www.themara.com.au/online/ARS...1&ISearchFor2=

Power of the people !!!!!! yahhhhhoooo