At some point during everyone’s big travel adventure there comes a sickening moment when you peer at your bank balance and realise that it is smaller than a pygmy’s pecker in icy water. This is generally when you have to start using the ‘work’ part of your working-holiday visa.

As horrible as it sounds, working can actually be quite a laugh when you’re in a new country, giving you the chance to either further your career in a new exciting environment, or to try something refreshingly different. Working is a top way to meet new people - fellow travellers and locals alike.

Before you can get started it is important to get yourself an Australian Tax File Number (TFN): for any job in Australia, you will need one of these. While taxes vary due to personal pay arrangements, it's essential you supply your TFN, otherwise you're automatically taxed the highest rate, which is a very high 45 cents in the dollar. Grab one from the Australian Taxation Office via their website www.ato.gov.au.

Also, if you are visiting Australia and want to work, you'll need a current and appropriate Working Visa. Get some advice from the Department of Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs. For online service, visit the website www.immi.gov.au.

If you are a trained professional, such as a registered nurse or qualified accountant, you should have little difficulty in finding decent work in WA. Search newspapers and the Internet for positions and use the Yellow Pages to look for specialist employment agencies that deal with your trade. For online options, try www.seek.com.au or www.jobs.wa.gov.au.

General office work will also be available, although at certain times competition will be fierce. Opportunities for blue collar work and manual labour definitely exist in WA, especially if you are fully qualified. You can search for yourself or contact relevant agencies.

Another interesting way to earn your supper and see an alternative corner of Oz, is to get a job in a real Aussie outback pub - an experience which we’re pretty sure will leave you with some great friendships – not to mention some entertaining material for emails home.

When looking for work beware of ads promising mega bucks on 100% commission, and make sure you’re aware of what you are being asked to do and how many hours you are expected to work. If you come across a dodgy employer who is breaking the law, report them to www.workplace.gov.au

Who’d have thought you’d be earning a crust by handling melons or prawning off the WA coast when you were doing that humanities degree back home?

In Western Australia seasonal work could take you anywhere from Margaret River to Kununurra and could see you doing anything from picking wild flowers to manhandling mangos. It’s a fantastic way to see parts of the state you may have otherwise missed. Go to http://jobsearch.gov.au/harvesttrail

Geoffrey Nathan is part of the Geoffrey Nathan International Group that operates globally. We are recognised leaders in our field, defining the Payroll Management industry within Australia and setting the benchmark for our competitors to follow.

The company was established in 1977 in the UK to accommodate the expanding freelance contracting market. Australian trading commenced in 1992 with the opening of the Sydney office, further offices opened in Melbourne in 1994, Brisbane in 2003 and now Perth in January 2009.
 
Geoffrey Nathan is here to make your life in Australia easy and uncomplicated. No matter what your agenda is, whether it is long term career progression and great pay or just some dollars in your pocket for fun.....Geoffrey Nathan is here to help you!

Offering a number of services to workers, Geoffrey Nathan’s committed to providing its candidates the best guidance and advice possible. We have spent years understanding the complexities of Recruitment, Visas, Superannuation, LAFHA, Migration and all things Australia so you can sit back, relax knowing you are in excellent hands.

There are some huge benefits when it comes to using Geoffrey Nathan’s services, regardless of how long you are staying in OZ. When you partner with Geoffrey Nathan, you come FIRST.
•         Access to more money – Geoffrey Nathan can administer the Living Away From Home Allowance (LAFHA) for eligible candidates. Simply, this means more money through maximising your tax home pay.
•         We do the work for you – While working in Australia the last thing you want to think about is time consuming paper work regarding your visa, superannuation and tax affairs. After all, we are the experts so why not leave it up to us?
•         Access to hundreds of recruiters – Geoffrey Nathan will save you precious time and energy by distributing your CV to the most relevant recruiters all over Australia to help you secure work straight away.
•         Access to our On Line Job Board – Where you can search for active roles available anywhere in Australia.
•         No charge for Business Sponsorship – We can help you with securing long-term employment and your sponsorship arrangements without professional fees or lock in contracts.
How to use Geoffrey Nathan
•         Geoffrey Nathan will immediately circulate your CV to hundreds of recruiters at once ensuring you get a job quickly and easily.
•         Once employed, Geoffrey Nathan will payroll you while introducing certified tax allowances. This means you have more each week to spend on the things you love.
•         Now you can sit back and relax knowing Geoffrey Nathan is taking care of all your work and finance arrangements while in Australia.
•         Geoffrey Nathan offers services surrounding sponsorship and long-term placement. We can also give you unbiased and uncomplicated information about tax and superannuation

Recent expansion and demand allowed us the opportunity to open an office in Perth. We have appointed Deirdre Dillon to the position of managing our Perth operations, below is some back ground information about Dee:

Dee was born and raised in County Clare in the West of Ireland. She studied for her business degree at the University in Galway and went on to do a Higher Diploma in IT.

It was in college she discovered she had the travel bug and has worked to travel since then. Some of Dee’s favourite places include New Zealand, Canada, Argentina and Vietnam.

After working in Ireland for the last 10 years in both the Recruitment and Financial services industries she decided it was time for something new and so found herself relocating to Perth.

To learn how Geoffrey Nathan can assist you call or email Dee today, you will be glad you did.

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