Any Prison Officers out there?????
Mar 13th 2008, 2:46 pm
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Any Prison Officers out there?????
Has anyone left the UK Prison Service to Join the NZ Correctionals? PLEASE, in desperate need of any useful info on the pro's and con's of starting again....
Mar 14th 2008, 12:11 am
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Re: Any Prison Officers out there?????
Hi big nelly, there were quite a few threads from POs on here a while back, if no one gets back to you it may be worthwhile digging them up. (let me know if you need a hand)
Mar 14th 2008, 6:22 am
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Re: Any Prison Officers out there?????
Know it's not much help yet but leaving the UK Prison Service and start work with DOC at the end of June.
Not a Prison Officer myself but there are definitely some recent threads about this somewhere. If all else fails I have a colleague who went over as a Prison Officer but he's not a member on here.
Could ask some questions for you maybe. What kind of things are you trying to find out when you say starting again?
Tan
Not a Prison Officer myself but there are definitely some recent threads about this somewhere. If all else fails I have a colleague who went over as a Prison Officer but he's not a member on here.
Could ask some questions for you maybe. What kind of things are you trying to find out when you say starting again?
Tan
Mar 14th 2008, 3:23 pm
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Hi Tan and Nerine,
thanks, looks as though i may have to dig a little to see what i can come up with. OH is a senior prison officer here, and we really wanted to know what the different establishments are like compared with UK prisons, also and probably most importantly what the financial implications would be, like moving pensions and also if he'd lose his retirement gratuity payments ( not that he's quite ready for retiring yet).... all the boring but essential stuff really
thanks, looks as though i may have to dig a little to see what i can come up with. OH is a senior prison officer here, and we really wanted to know what the different establishments are like compared with UK prisons, also and probably most importantly what the financial implications would be, like moving pensions and also if he'd lose his retirement gratuity payments ( not that he's quite ready for retiring yet).... all the boring but essential stuff really
Mar 15th 2008, 5:44 am
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Re: Any Prison Officers out there?????
Is always a tough call...both Hubby and I have UK final salary Government pensions which we're going to have to give up. If we came back these don't exist anymore.
Hey Ho...personally we can't imagine giving up the chance of this life experience because of this.
I'll email my friend (PO from UK to NZ) and see if he can help with some further info.
Tan
Hey Ho...personally we can't imagine giving up the chance of this life experience because of this.
I'll email my friend (PO from UK to NZ) and see if he can help with some further info.
Tan
Mar 15th 2008, 5:59 pm
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Re: Any Prison Officers out there?????
Worked in the scottish Prison service for 10 years and nz for past two, there are lots of prison officers here from english service. I work at Rimutaka, which is the jail next to the prison college any info you need would be glad to help out,
Mar 15th 2008, 6:05 pm
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Hi Tan and Nerine,
thanks, looks as though i may have to dig a little to see what i can come up with. OH is a senior prison officer here, and we really wanted to know what the different establishments are like compared with UK prisons, also and probably most importantly what the financial implications would be, like moving pensions and also if he'd lose his retirement gratuity payments ( not that he's quite ready for retiring yet).... all the boring but essential stuff really
thanks, looks as though i may have to dig a little to see what i can come up with. OH is a senior prison officer here, and we really wanted to know what the different establishments are like compared with UK prisons, also and probably most importantly what the financial implications would be, like moving pensions and also if he'd lose his retirement gratuity payments ( not that he's quite ready for retiring yet).... all the boring but essential stuff really
Mar 16th 2008, 5:18 pm
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Hi Tan and Nerine,
thanks, looks as though i may have to dig a little to see what i can come up with. OH is a senior prison officer here, and we really wanted to know what the different establishments are like compared with UK prisons, also and probably most importantly what the financial implications would be, like moving pensions and also if he'd lose his retirement gratuity payments ( not that he's quite ready for retiring yet).... all the boring but essential stuff really
thanks, looks as though i may have to dig a little to see what i can come up with. OH is a senior prison officer here, and we really wanted to know what the different establishments are like compared with UK prisons, also and probably most importantly what the financial implications would be, like moving pensions and also if he'd lose his retirement gratuity payments ( not that he's quite ready for retiring yet).... all the boring but essential stuff really
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Mar 17th 2008, 5:32 am
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Morning,
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Mar 17th 2008, 5:35 am
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Re: Any Prison Officers out there?????
Some bits of information:
My mate commuted his pension over, saying that with the exchange rate you get a good deal. You can withdraw the money after five years, if you touch it before then you get taxed by the UK for 40%.
"If you bring your pension over from the UK don't use Britannia (not very good and give bad advice)".
"Conditions within the jails isn't too bad but depends which jail you go to".
Tan
My mate commuted his pension over, saying that with the exchange rate you get a good deal. You can withdraw the money after five years, if you touch it before then you get taxed by the UK for 40%.
"If you bring your pension over from the UK don't use Britannia (not very good and give bad advice)".
"Conditions within the jails isn't too bad but depends which jail you go to".
Tan
