Working in Gibraltar - advice needed
Oct 20th 2011, 3:04 pm
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Re: Working in Gibraltar - advice needed
Hi JJ,
In regards to your son and school, he can still attend school in Gib, but non residents pay I think £1000 per term which is still less than some of the International schools.
If your wife was to get a position in one of the international schools in Spain then he would be able to attend at a discount or for free. She can get a list of international schools on http://www.marbellafamilyfun.com/ and most are always looking for good staff. She could try the Gibraltar system as well. They may need someone with Special Needs experience.
You don´t necessarily have to live all the way in Estepona. I lived there for a year and it is about 45 minutes commute factoring in traffic etc. There is Alcaidesa, Sotogrande, Torre Guardiaro, Sabanillas, Casares between Gib and Estepona. You would need a car though. Rent at the moment on a year contract for a two bedroom averages around 550 t0 750 euros dependent on what you want.
You can find places to rent in Gib for less than £1000. They tend to be more towards the town centre or up the Rock a bit, but you do get more for your money with Spain it seems. Not much room for pools in Gib I´m afraid.
Keep in mind you don´t pay things like council tax.
Taxes on £30K is nothing for the first £7K, 20% for the next £10K and then 28% on the remainder so on average it works out to about 25% plus your SI which is a max of £120 per month and covers you and the family. You can transfer your health care over to Spain as well if you wish to.
Labour laws in Gib are based on the ones for the UK. Min 20 days holidays etc.
Hope that helps. If you have anymore questions let me know. I´ve worked in recruitment in Gibraltar for a good 3 years now so happy to help.
Sarah
In regards to your son and school, he can still attend school in Gib, but non residents pay I think £1000 per term which is still less than some of the International schools.
If your wife was to get a position in one of the international schools in Spain then he would be able to attend at a discount or for free. She can get a list of international schools on http://www.marbellafamilyfun.com/ and most are always looking for good staff. She could try the Gibraltar system as well. They may need someone with Special Needs experience.
You don´t necessarily have to live all the way in Estepona. I lived there for a year and it is about 45 minutes commute factoring in traffic etc. There is Alcaidesa, Sotogrande, Torre Guardiaro, Sabanillas, Casares between Gib and Estepona. You would need a car though. Rent at the moment on a year contract for a two bedroom averages around 550 t0 750 euros dependent on what you want.
You can find places to rent in Gib for less than £1000. They tend to be more towards the town centre or up the Rock a bit, but you do get more for your money with Spain it seems. Not much room for pools in Gib I´m afraid.
Keep in mind you don´t pay things like council tax.Taxes on £30K is nothing for the first £7K, 20% for the next £10K and then 28% on the remainder so on average it works out to about 25% plus your SI which is a max of £120 per month and covers you and the family. You can transfer your health care over to Spain as well if you wish to.
Labour laws in Gib are based on the ones for the UK. Min 20 days holidays etc.
Hope that helps. If you have anymore questions let me know. I´ve worked in recruitment in Gibraltar for a good 3 years now so happy to help.
Sarah
Oct 21st 2011, 2:53 pm
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Re: Working in Gibraltar - advice needed
Hi JJ,
In regards to your son and school, he can still attend school in Gib, but non residents pay I think £1000 per term which is still less than some of the International schools.
If your wife was to get a position in one of the international schools in Spain then he would be able to attend at a discount or for free. She can get a list of international schools on http://www.marbellafamilyfun.com/ and most are always looking for good staff. She could try the Gibraltar system as well. They may need someone with Special Needs experience.
You don´t necessarily have to live all the way in Estepona. I lived there for a year and it is about 45 minutes commute factoring in traffic etc. There is Alcaidesa, Sotogrande, Torre Guardiaro, Sabanillas, Casares between Gib and Estepona. You would need a car though. Rent at the moment on a year contract for a two bedroom averages around 550 t0 750 euros dependent on what you want.
You can find places to rent in Gib for less than £1000. They tend to be more towards the town centre or up the Rock a bit, but you do get more for your money with Spain it seems. Not much room for pools in Gib I´m afraid. Keep in mind you don´t pay things like council tax.
Taxes on £30K is nothing for the first £7K, 20% for the next £10K and then 28% on the remainder so on average it works out to about 25% plus your SI which is a max of £120 per month and covers you and the family. You can transfer your health care over to Spain as well if you wish to.
Labour laws in Gib are based on the ones for the UK. Min 20 days holidays etc.
Hope that helps. If you have anymore questions let me know. I´ve worked in recruitment in Gibraltar for a good 3 years now so happy to help.
Sarah
In regards to your son and school, he can still attend school in Gib, but non residents pay I think £1000 per term which is still less than some of the International schools.
If your wife was to get a position in one of the international schools in Spain then he would be able to attend at a discount or for free. She can get a list of international schools on http://www.marbellafamilyfun.com/ and most are always looking for good staff. She could try the Gibraltar system as well. They may need someone with Special Needs experience.
You don´t necessarily have to live all the way in Estepona. I lived there for a year and it is about 45 minutes commute factoring in traffic etc. There is Alcaidesa, Sotogrande, Torre Guardiaro, Sabanillas, Casares between Gib and Estepona. You would need a car though. Rent at the moment on a year contract for a two bedroom averages around 550 t0 750 euros dependent on what you want.
You can find places to rent in Gib for less than £1000. They tend to be more towards the town centre or up the Rock a bit, but you do get more for your money with Spain it seems. Not much room for pools in Gib I´m afraid.
Keep in mind you don´t pay things like council tax.Taxes on £30K is nothing for the first £7K, 20% for the next £10K and then 28% on the remainder so on average it works out to about 25% plus your SI which is a max of £120 per month and covers you and the family. You can transfer your health care over to Spain as well if you wish to.
Labour laws in Gib are based on the ones for the UK. Min 20 days holidays etc.
Hope that helps. If you have anymore questions let me know. I´ve worked in recruitment in Gibraltar for a good 3 years now so happy to help.
Sarah
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Oct 24th 2011, 11:05 am
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Re: Working in Gibraltar - advice needed
Can you get family tax credits in Gib? if so it could make a huge difference so well worth looking into.
Oct 24th 2011, 11:51 am
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Re: Working in Gibraltar - advice needed
Most find that the new Gross Income Based system which I mentioned in my earlier post tends to be more beneficial. Some say they are trying to phase out the old system and therefore have not made any changes it to it thus making the GIB system more attractive.
