[Kanga]

Thought it might be useful for people hoping to negotiate with future employers to have an idea of what others have acheived. I know it's hugely variable, often seemingly without rationale but asking for help with relocation is always worth a shot, given you're unlikely to have the job offer withdrawn for chancing your arm!

Here's our experience:

Hawkes Bay DHB: (nurse- newly qualified) $2K toward flights, 2 weeks in a decent motel opposite the hospital (extended to three at our request once arrived) and 2 weeks hire car.

What's yours?

[Janey]

Director post in DHB:- flights for family, 2 months accomodation costs and $10k towards expenses

[Rubyshoes]

Marketing Manager - flights, all moving expenses & visa fees, storage fees, 3 weeks accomodations, mobile, and potentially a short mini-break on the trip down.

Our situation is a bit different though, as I've worked for the company for several years in the US and this is just a transfer.

[clairelouise]

WOW!!

OH got 2 weeks in a motel and that was it! You guys did well!!

[M-Squared]

:( My employer wouldn't even front up any of the costs towards my permit...

[peebles16]

Flight for OH, 3 weeks in motel for 4 of us and car hire for 1st week :)

Karenx

[TonnyTessa]

University lecturer - flight, all visa costs, 2 weeks accommodation plus shipping of 15 m2 (I only took 9 m2 and was allowed to use the remainder for the kitty cat).

If I had an OH and any wee-ones they would have paid for the flights for them too, plus larger shipping allowance).

As a note: if I leave the job within 3 year I would have to pay them back part of the costs. Makes sense really

[Sam B]

Speech Language Therapist

- 1 way flights for whole family
- 2 weeks accommodation
- 2 weeks car hire
- $3000 towards costs

[WANZLittles]

Wow, I would be lucky to have them, whom ever them will be, give a 1k allowance.

[ck38]

Flight/shipping/car hire/accommodation up to $5000

Reg Nurse for CMDHB. If I leave the job before 18 months, I have to pay a percentage back.

[jeffanar]

Production Engineer (transfer within the company from Australia):

Flights for myself and OH (initially just for me because we're not married, but managed to convince them to pay for both!)
Motel accommodation for 4 weeks
Rental car hire for 2 weeks (extended to 3 weeks as I still hadn't bought one)
Shipping of all belongings
$2500 allowance ($1000 of it tax free)

If I left within a year I would have to pay it all bak, and if I left within 2 years I would have to pay a percentage back.

[andrewandjane]

my flight, hotel for 4 wks for me wife and kids, car hire.

council job

[Wooly_Cow]

Telecoms

- 1 way flights for whole family (6 of us!)
- 4 weeks accommodation
- $3000 settling in
- Relocation costs to a maximum of $10,000
- Local relocation agent to show me and later my wife round
- All visa expenses covered including agents fees
- Support once here (someone to talk to about all the many issues - worth more than the rest put together)
Have to pay back on a sliding scale (6,12,18,24 months 25% less after each 6 months)

Made the move a lot eaiser!