[mathmussim]

Are relocation allowances common in New Zealand? If yes, does anyone know what the range might be for an overseas candidate's job offer package? Thanks!

[Wannaway]

Hi Mathmussim,

I think it depends on the employer. Mine effectively offered me the same as a relocation from the UK ( I worked for them a while in UK over a year ago). They paid for direct flights for myself and family ( we stopped off on way but we got a quote for the direct economy one way flight), 3 weeks accommodation in City, 3 weeks car hire, $10,000 towards international removals and the costs of obtaining work visas, including the medicals etc. The only thing the organised and repaid direct was the city appartment, the rest we paid and I put in an expenses claim. All in all it came to about $24,000.

We certainly had not expected it be offered. The one proviso is that it will have to be repaid if I leave the job before 2 years is up. Obviously I don't plan to do that!

I consider myself extremely lucky to have received it. Hope this is of some use.

Lee

[RoadRunner]

What a great question; I was wondering the same thing!
It's good to hear that some do offer an allowance. :cheers

[chuchi]

It really depends on the company.

My partner's employer will be paying for our airfare (two of us), a month's accommodation, a month's car rental, and a couple of thousand dollars for international removals (we're coming from the Philippines so it's cheaper than having to ship from the UK). In our case, its the removals that we will have to pay initially and will just put it down in an expenses claim when we get to NZ.

Do negotiate with your employers. You might get some relocation allowance.

[Danpoll]

Is that all your employers are doing, mine is going to pick me up at the airport I think, oh and hes going to speak to the owner of the garage he gets his cars from to sort me out. He may even buy me a pair of safety shoes.

seems that my deal isn't that good

dan

[funkstar deluxe]

I didnt even ask, and looks like I should have.

Very coincidentally my wife's employer has paid for our flights as part of her golden farewell.

[will]

I'm aware that this is an old thread but I was wondering if there were any further views or experiences anyone would like to share.

My wife has been offered a job with Social Services in Hamilton who say they don't normally offer relocation but the Chief Exec is apparently deciding. This from an employer forced to recruit overseas for the last several months and still less than half the 50 positions filled.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not being sour about the situation. I am just curious as whether employers in general would expect to pay nothing in order to fill their recruitment needs from the opposite end of the planet?

We do not own property and but for some personal items, really have nothing worth shipping. However, we do have five children, which adds up to a very expensive immigration/medical process, let alone the flights. Do you think we'd get a discount for seven tickets?

[clg]

Really depends on the firm/agency. I got a full relocation package and I know others who have and some who have not. Can't hurt to ask but it will depend on just who it is you are dealing with and just how hard they are finding it to hire people.

[will]

Really depends on the firm/agency. I got a full relocation package and I know others who have and some who have not. Can't hurt to ask but it will depend on just who it is you are dealing with and just how hard they are finding it to hire people.
Yes, I fully appreciate that. A couple of jobs my wife has had between authorities in the UK came with relocation of varied worth. I can understand that employers would want to help with relocation costs to secure the 'right man for the job'. I just don't understand, if you are struggling to fill positions and looking so far afield, why you wouldn't expect to offer assistance. Perhaps I'm missing something or have become accustomed to overly generous UK authorities.

[Wiggy]

My employer paid for all my reloaction costs - flight, hotel accommodation for a month in Auckland, shipping, insurance and car hire in NZ for the first few months. All in all it was about $10 k just for me. I consider myself to be very lucky and certainly didn't expect it when I was considering accepting the job. I've since discovered that my employer recognises the skills shortage in Nz and therefore recruits internationally as a matter of course - I guess they appreciate that for a shift to the other side of world, a relocation package will help people along the way.

Incidently, I now have to work with the same employer for 2 years, otherwise I have to pay the allowance back on a pro rata basis. That way they're guaraneeing that the money they put in to getting me here will be worth it!

[will]

Incidently, I now have to work with the same employer for 2 years, otherwise I have to pay the allowance back on a pro rata basis. That way they're guaraneeing that the money they put in to getting me here will be worth it! This makes perfect sense to me and is how my wife has to do it here.

[will]

Just got word from Hamilton social services after a month of 'thinking' that they are prepared to offer us..........wait for it..........$1000 to relocate a family of seven from London. They must really want her badly to offer such a huge sum. I wonder why they can't fill their places at home or abroad after several months of trying? [/sarcasm] :roll

[CricketLover]

I just had an interview with the Department of Conservation.
It went well, and it is a dream job for me! They are calling my references.
Does anyone know if DOC is able to pay relocation allowances??

Just curious.

[will]

I don't about DOC but I can tell you that there appears to be no sense or logic employed, when deciding whether to offer relocation packages or not. As mentioned, the Social Services offered the equivalent of under £400 to help move 2 adults and 5 kids, while a similar employer in Australia has offered £9000 with the Shetland Isles offering a similar sum. It's one thing if you apply direct but if they come looking for you across the other side of the world, I would expect them to offer financial assistance.

If an employer is having difficulties in filling positions from the local workforce and is forced to divert efforts to another continent, they should, in my humble opinion, be prepared to offer the flights, medicals/visa, removals, temporary accommodation and temp. vehicle hire. Perhaps even go as far as to offer rental bond and month in advance.

If, on the other hand, you apply directly I would assume that you have already decided to emigrate and are/will be financially prepared for the inevitable costs involved.

I might be wrong and making too big an issue of this but we didn't have thousands saved for emigrating when the employers came knocking.

[Jaideco]

Hi,

I just received an offer that included flights and $3000nzd relocation/shipping allowance plus three weeks accomodation. It's in my contact that they can recover this if I leave before two years is up but it will certainly be useful for a small move like mine.

Regards.

Jaideco.

[Jaideco]

Question...

I am sure that I saw a post a while back discussing the (lack of) annual leave allowance for new arrivals in their first year. Sure enough, when my offer came through it seems to suggest that I will only earn 4 weeks holiday after completing 12 months service.

As you can imagine I would very much like to read the posting again, but I can't find it for the life of me... Could someone point me in the right direction?

Thanks.

[Smiler]

This one??:D

http://www.emigratenz.org/forum/showthread.php?t=4172&highlight=holiday+entitlement

D

[Jaideco]

Deborah,

You are the best!

Thanks.

[Tia Maria]

Jaideco - well done on getting a job offer and relocation expenses! Is it for an Auckland IT company? Just being nosey as OH is in IT, however, he doesn't want to interview until we are over there in Jan, so no chance of relocation costs for us.

[Jaideco]

Nope, it is in Wellington but it is a tech company.
I am going to wait before I announce who it is incase they have a bad rep and I get lynched for bad customer service. ;-) I worked for NTL in the UK for 5 years and it would be nice to work for a popular company for a change. :-D.

Good luck to OH for his interviews.

[CricketLover]

Well, I spoke with "my future boss" (fingers crossed), and altough he couldn't comfim anything....He said the interview committee was making the recommendation to select ME for the postion. HOLY COW!

My husband just recieved an email last week that he has his interview with NZIS on Dec 21. We were looking at heading over in June 2006. We have 2 dogs that are coming along (our 4 legged children). So, due to all the test they must have there is no way to speed up the process. Also my husband is 12 months into an 18 month position, so he will stay to see it to completion.

HOLY COW! November 22rd, I was hanging out hoping we'd hear about our NZIS interview - Then the hubby notices a job annoucement online and emails to me. It's a "dream job" for me. 14 Days later- I've had an interviewed, and things look promising! Today, I'm being told an offer is coming, and they'd like me there by the end of JANUARY!

I'm in shock, excited, freaking out, happy, scared, maybe a tiny bit in denial.
:eek:

As it works out the job offer will likely come at exactly the same time as the Hubby's interview. He'll be able to tell them its a firm offer and discuss how soon we can get our passports back from London and our visas.

It doesn't look like I will get any relocation allowance, but I did start the discussion about getting time off to come back and help with the move as scheduled in JUNE. The new boss was very receptive to that!
I am happy that this thread linked to the other thread about entitlement.
Thanks smiler, and Thanks Jaideco and will!

I'm going to do a lot of reading in the forums so I can properly "negotiate" when the offer comes! :clap

LOTS TO DO!!

[Smiler]

Yeeeeh it's the day for good news all round. Well done cricketlover :clap :clap

Isn't it a good feeling when a plan comes together. Congratulations.


Deborah x

[A&R]

I beleive it depends on how big the company is and how much they want your expertise. I was given $12K reloctaion costs + flights for one way. in all amounted to about $20K+. I'm in the construction industry and believe most of the big players are paying relocation costs for engineers. We are a family of 6 so hence it cost us more to relocate. In fact the relocation reimbursement did not cover all the emigration costs when you take into account medicals etc.

[dabbi]

For goodness sake

what kind of professionals are you? One can really become jeaulous reading all these "sweeteners" being offered to come to NZ. I am in the final step of obtaining NZ PR and intend to fly to NZ mid February to sort out a job prior to moving with my family in spring 2006.

I am just a Corgi gas engineer (and plumber) UK and Germany registered, would you reckon to ask during the interview for any financial support, or would you just wait if the prospective employer starts talking about this kind of thing ?

I wish to settle down in Bay of Plenty, preferably Tauranga area
Thanks for any suggestions

[Ishi26]

Hi

Thought I'd add mine to the post.

My employer is offering a relocation package of around £13,000 :clap broken down as follows:

- Reimbursement of actual and reasonable cost of obtaining permanent residency visa (approx £1,500).

- A contribution of an amount to be agreed, towards the actual and reasonable relocation expenses based on 2 quotes from removal company (I am still in the process of getting quotes but this should be around £8,000).

- Reimbursement of airfares and travel insurance (Based on airfares, I assume for 4 of us this will come to around £3,000 - economy fare sadly).

- Up to one month in appropriate accommodation upon arrival (say £500).

Bye the way, the position I have been offered is a senior post (Accountant/Auditor) and with a large organisation.

Good luck to all.

Regards

Ishi

[Howie]

We've just been offered $2,500 NZ to help with the move. We're estimating it will cost the two of us plus one dog about $10,000 NZ for flights, shipping and Howie's (the dog) quarantine. Of course, the immigration and "getting settled" costs will be quite a bit higher. They said that they just paid $2500 to move another employee and their family locally. This company is small and they don't really have a need to be hiring internationally. My husband just happens to be a good fit for the job. We are quite thrilled that they are offering us anything for relocation.

Susan

[Nienke]

My husband's company offered $7000 for shipment of stuff, 3 economy tickets, all costs involved with getting the visa, 1 month rental and 2 weeks car hire.