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Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Aug 21st 2009, 10:57 am
Replies: 3
Views: 559
Posted By Flutterby

Re: ENS questions from an employer

Thanks Dorothy and George, I am just researching at the moment as to whether it is a viable option to put forward for further consideration so any changes to our policy are likely to be long after...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Aug 19th 2009, 5:49 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 559
Posted By Flutterby

ENS questions from an employer

Is an employer who sponsors a prospective employee on an ENS visa allowed to put a probationary clause in an employment contract? I am re-evaluating my organisation’s strategies around attracting...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jul 19th 2009, 2:47 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 615
Posted By Flutterby

Re: 475 Working Conditions?

There is no restriction on the type of work you do in order to apply for the permanent 887. You can work in any role as long as it is full time and for 12 months.
...
Forum: Australia
Jul 12th 2009, 5:30 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 601
Posted By Flutterby

Re: Paris

http://www.hotel-eiffel.com/hotel_rg_home.htm

Stayed here a couple of times, really fantastic location near the Eiffel Tower and metro station. Lovely little place.
Forum: Australia
Jun 30th 2009, 4:42 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 3,325
Posted By Flutterby

Re: pregnancy and giving birth in oz on Temporary visa

Thanks for that!
Forum: Australia
Jun 30th 2009, 2:24 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 3,325
Posted By Flutterby

Re: pregnancy and giving birth in oz on Temporary visa

ABC Diamond, can you tell me exactly where to find that info on long stay visitors and antenatal care so I can print it off. Ta very much!
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 29th 2009, 1:27 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 3,354
Posted By Flutterby

Re: Need to Rant....... Got a bloody cheek if you ask me

Another 10% off the asking price?
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 28th 2009, 2:26 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 3,354
Posted By Flutterby

Re: Need to Rant....... Got a bloody cheek if you ask me

To the OP, I think you need to look at the overall percentage drop you have taken. This 4k is probably not a massive increase on the percentage you have already dropped from your original asking...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 28th 2009, 2:22 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 3,354
Posted By Flutterby

Re: Need to Rant....... Got a bloody cheek if you ask me

I don't think that is the best way of making someone feel better about having to lose 10k. They were already paying to live somewhere through their mortgage payments plus an extra 384 quid per month...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 26th 2009, 1:10 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 3,354
Posted By Flutterby

Re: Need to Rant....... Got a bloody cheek if you ask me

They have got a cheek but really how much do you want to get rid of the house after 2 years 5 months on the market?!! We were on the market for a year and were tearing our hair out by the end of it. ...
Forum: Australia
Jun 13th 2009, 5:57 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 681
Posted By Flutterby

Re: Pack now, ship later?

Hi Jen

We did this, we put our stuff in storage in December and flew to Oz in January. We will be arranging shipping shortly hopefully, we packed with shipping in mind and our storage company will...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 6th 2009, 9:18 am
Replies: 12
Views: 978
Posted By Flutterby

Re: Mammograms for ladies in their 30's

Sorry to hear that your wife had to go through this, hope she is doing better now.

What would be classed as high risk? My mum had BC 7 years ago when she was 47, does that make me high risk or...
Forum: Australia
Jun 1st 2009, 2:55 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 2,845
Posted By Flutterby

Re: Shared container - pros and cons?

Vash, I would be interested in what costs you have been quoted for your shared container when you get them in. We have our stuff sitting in storage in the UK at the moment as we left it there rather...
Forum: The Barbie
May 31st 2009, 6:50 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,617
Posted By Flutterby

Re: sending flowers to UK - best Company?

I used iflorist, they did same day delivery which we couldn't get to the person we wanted to send them to using any of the usual interflora etc.

http://www.iflorist.co.uk/
Forum: Australia
May 30th 2009, 1:52 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 3,126
Posted By Flutterby

Re: Lonely Planet or Rough Guide?

I always go for rough guides and I have always found them extremely useful. I have borrowed a couple of Lonely Planet guides but find Rough Guides more user friendly and relevant. I think it is a...
Forum: The Barbie
May 21st 2009, 8:47 pm
Replies: 195
Views: 12,015
Posted By Flutterby

Re: House selling in the UK and silly offers

Absolutely right, some people can't see through the wallpaper and carpet to what it could look like. If it has good windows and central heating then just doing a bit of painting and replacing...
Forum: The Barbie
May 19th 2009, 12:09 pm
Replies: 195
Views: 12,015
Posted By Flutterby

Re: House selling in the UK and silly offers

I don't think this is true, we modernised a 3 bed mid terrace in 2004/5 for about 15k including double glazing, central heating, new kitchen, new bathroom, carpeted throughout, repainted throughout,...
Forum: The Barbie
May 19th 2009, 12:05 pm
Replies: 195
Views: 12,015
Posted By Flutterby

Re: House selling in the UK and silly offers

The thing is that if house prices keep on going down, the offers you think are silly now stop looking so silly and start looking desirable.

We put our house on the market in Feb 07 and had a...
Forum: US Immigration, Citizenship and Visas
May 17th 2009, 2:56 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 875
Posted By Flutterby

Re: Volunteering....

Definitely agree with disclosing the conviction and the situation behind it, I used to work for a charity in the UK which asked for CRB checks on all volunteers and it was my job to determine the...
Forum: The Barbie
May 17th 2009, 1:06 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,891
Posted By Flutterby

Re: E-mail - When you cancel broadband

Still using BT address now, 6 months after cancelling broadband and haven't paid a penny although just had an email to say I need to sign up for the premium 1.50 per month mail if I want to continue...
Forum: The Barbie
May 12th 2009, 9:36 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,161
Posted By Flutterby

Re: Advice on parent issue please

My little sister got engaged pretty young and married at 21 to a bloke who was a complete waste of space, he wouldn't work and brought her down. It sounds awful but we all knew it wasn't going to...
Forum: Australia
May 9th 2009, 6:59 pm
Replies: 53
Views: 4,045
Posted By Flutterby

Re: Paid Maternity Leave now in Aus...

I don't think it is poor at all, $543 per week for 18 weeks seems pretty good to me. In the UK you get £120 per week admittedly for 39 weeks but actually it works out about the same. For a country...
Forum: Australia
May 5th 2009, 6:07 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 848
Posted By Flutterby

Re: Interview questions

Has the job description got Core Competencies on it? If so then make sure that you can think of examples of how you have demonstrated them in your job and outside it, they are big on competency based...
Forum: The Barbie
May 4th 2009, 4:39 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 963
Posted By Flutterby

Re: Streaming TV

Cheers for that, am at work at the mo so can't check sound but picture looks fine for live streaming although!
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 28th 2009, 3:11 pm
Replies: 129
Views: 10,042
Posted By Flutterby

Re: Australia - Try before you buy.......

I think the problem is the use of "everything" in their post. Everything is expensive, every Aussie they met was racist and rude, everything was the opposite of what they had been told. Not...
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