wholeworldwindow

Well 1st 4 weeks he worked there he got $470 a week working 35 hours but even though they told him he was getting minimum of 30 hours a week - it's officially casual - so they told him not to come in twice last week as they had not work for him and he got under $340. Means budgetting is impossible and as it's last minute he's told not to come in, he can't get another job to supliment. Trouble is were both qualified in such a speciallised field that we can't get work as there are no vacancies - and qualified for little else. My field is who you know..not what you know! The idea was that hubby got a full time, so it would leave me time to persue my career and get to know the industry. HMMMM! Not such a great plan...especially not with 2 kids! HMMM! Perhaps Boomie and I should share a pint and chat! I have lots of skills to go into self employement and start a small business...but to be honest...at this stage I've lost my will to fight! You need to give a new business 100% I have little will just now! Hopefully soon!

Pollyana

Unfortunately that kind of wage is more common than you think - I'm on $34k, but The Bloke is in the ranks of those below the $30k mark - and yes, thats full time, and 2 weeks out of three are 6-day weeks.

PhilShila

But there are huge regional differences - at least there are in IT, and I'd assume other professions too. In Brisbane you'd be looking at 50 - 60% of what you'd earn in Sydney or Melbourne for the same job.

I've no idea whether the cost of living is that much less in Brissie.

Phil

numbers

all this is very worrying, i live in south wales and im not well off although i earn a fair salary as an accountant. My OZ wages equivalent would be about $88k but i know i wouldnt get that there and to take a drop from this would be difficult. Especially as OZ is having a housing boom, and nil mortgages are no longer an option, i think my mortgage would be the same as here even with an £80k deposit. Im doing a lot more research on salaries before i commit to Auz, end of the day we want to go for a better lifestyle (for me weather is not the benefit as i love rain). I dont know how you all cope on those salaries, and i dont have kids :scared:

Merlot

I am with Pol, you should be happy with that amount for one person!!! Some live on less with a family to support. It ain't all hearts and flowers with jobs and money!

Tell me why am I going back to Oz????

M

tracey.d

Well I for one wont be earning anywhere near that and I am on my own with 2 (3 if I'm lucky) kids to support :scared:

God help me

Tracey

sackofspuds

Absolutely. You need to think long and hard about whether you can afford to live there.

At the end of the day you have to be passionate about going to Oz; by and large, white collar workers are paid significantly less than here.

As you know, the housing boom didn't just happen there it happened there too so $500k is average for Sydney. Perth, Adelaide, etc are not much more than half the Sydney average but there will be far fewer economic opportunities, ie, some jobs will pay half (if you can get one at all).

Will your UK accountancy qualifications be recognised there?

Amazulu

In engineering, rates in Perth are on par (if not higher) with Sydney or Melbourne.

Supply & demand I guess.

sackofspuds

Can I just ask the people from families where the main breadwinner is earning $30k or less full time what that they expected to earn before they left the UK and whether they got in as skilled migrants?

Badge

at a guess unskilled people were probably earning GBP15?? I remember earning GBP11 in my first ever job after uni!!!! A graduate in a programme started on GBP14!!!! That was 10 years ago - makes you realise that wages have gone up everywhere.

I don't really *necessarily* buy into wages are less in Australia- its just that people have got used to high incomes in a niche job and have had to start again - the watchword is that you can't always resume in Australia where you left off in the UK.

What I have learnt in life is alot of people earn more than you realise - a lot earn a lot less..the average can be quite hard to achieve. (of course).

badge

sackofspuds

Hmm, but it amounts to the same thing for the person who emigrates.

kentcoast

Hi there Numbers,

Just passing through and saw your post...

Accountancy is a fairly good line to be in over here although it depends, very much like back in the UK, at what level you are working. 'Beancounters' are appallingly paid but corporate level accountants do very well for themselves, there's also a huge tax related sector.

You're probably looking at perm job's - consider talking to an agency about contracting for a year or so, the money is better and you get to see the business from the inside and, most importantly, build up the contacts that are so important. The other thing worth considering is building up some other, associated skills. Business Analysis is a hot area at the moment. A qualified Accountant/BA is a sought after combination (at least it is here in Adelaide). In my case, I'm an IT manager by trade, but really got a job (for more than I was paid in UK) on the basis of a Project Management qualification that I'd hardly ever used back in the UK.

All the best

Perry

renth

Loads of people here work for nothing, go to any museum or attraction, like Rottnest or AQUA and you'll find at least half the staff are "volunteers" working for sod all.

the plumber

The going rate for a direct ( wages ) plumber is about $25.00 an hr.....about £10-11..plus superannuation .....here on the Goldcoast.

Self employed......$30-40.00

If your running your own company.......you can charge around...$55-65.00 p/hr.

Thats my eexperience...anyway....


all the best plum

ABCDiamond

Here's an example of a short term contract accounting job:
Title: Accountant
Location: Brisbane
Advertiser: Hays Accountancy & Finance - Mt Gravatt
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2005
Description: Short term contract, $30-35/hr, convenient location, parking available, assisting with end of year financial reporting.
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