Nursing in Australia

Australia's culturally diverse society includes its Indigenous peoples and settlers from countries all around the world. Since 1945 more than six million people from across the world have come to live in Australia. Australia's rich cultural diversity is reflected in the food, which embraces most of the world’s cuisines and artfully fuses quite a few of them. You can also embrace the melting pot of cultures in the many colourful festivals, as well as a rainbow of religious belief.

Australia is a very diverse country. There are many residents from all over the world and the health care industry is not an exception. We welcome and respect different nationalities and their different cultures.

Our Firm will match you with a hospital of your choice that usually offers overseas nurses sponsorship for a period of minimum one to two years under a Standard Business Sponsorship arrangement. Most hospitals will consider supporting your application for permanent residency under the Employer Nomination Scheme Depending on individual hospital’s policies and individual’s performances.

Residents
These rates apply to individuals who are residents of Australia for tax purposes.

The following rates for 2010–11 apply from 1 July 2010.

Tax rates 2010–11

 

Taxable income	Tax on this income
0 – $6,000	Nil
$6,001 – $37,000	15c for each $1 over $6,000
$37,001 – $80,000	$4,650 plus 30c for each $1 over $37,000
$80,001 – $180,000	$17,550 plus 37c for each $1 over $80,000
$180,001 and over	$54,550 plus 45c for each $1 over $180,000

Reference from this page:

http://www.ato.gov.au/individuals/content.asp?doc=/content/12333.htm

**Information updated and correct as of September 2010

You have the flexibility of the roster to meet your personal, family or lifestyle commitments. In this way you can have work and life balance.

Many hospitals practice self rostering. This again depends on the policies of the different hospitals and/ or wards.

It is based on different hospitals/ wards’ policies. Full-time is usually based on a 152 working hours per month schedule.

Depending on the hospital’s policies, annual leave on full pay is granted on completion of twelve months of service. Employees required to work on a seven day basis attract six weeks annual leave. All other employees attract four weeks annual leave.

It is based on the hospital’s policies but most hospitals provide fortnightly pay.

Employees working afternoon or night shifts are paid a percentage of their salary in addition to the ordinary rate:

* afternoon shift commencing at 10.00 am and before 1.00 pm attracts an additional 10%
* afternoon shift commencing at 1.00 pm and before 4.00 pm attracts an additional 12.5%
* night shift commencing at 4.00 pm and before 4.00 am attracts an additional 15%
* night shift commencing at 4.00 am and before 6.00 am attracts an additional 10%
^Information only provides a rough guide.

It is a legal part of the salary package whereby employers are required by law to pay a proportion of an employee's salaries and wages (currently nine percent) into a superannuation fund, which can be accessed when the employee retires or "transitions to retirement".

^Information only provides a rough guide. Updated and correct as of September 2010

Information from website referencing: http://www.ato.gov.au/businesses/content.asp?doc=/content/29505.htm