Jessica Berry Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Interesting article mentioning employing local people rather than people from overseas. Just wondering if this is happening around other parts of Australia? http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/adelaide-businesses-sign-jobs-pledge-with-kate-ellis-to-hire-local-people/story-e6frea83-1226662029895 http://ministers.deewr.gov.au/ellis/adelaide-businesses-join-put-local-jobseekers-first It says in the press release 'The initiative is based on a model which has been successful in the United Kingdom, and has been tailored to the local Adelaide area'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolvesaussie Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 suprised they would have had something like that in uk as it would no doubt fall foul of some silly eu directive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Berry Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 I would be interested to know where in the UK this has been successful. Just wondered if anyone had heard of a similar scheme either in the UK or around Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJJB Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 I guess that they will also refuse business from all overseas visitors and migrants, as they can't have it both ways. They need to put up signs to warn overseas customers to stay out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapphire Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I guess that they will also refuse business from all overseas visitors and migrants, as they can't have it both ways. They need to put up signs to warn overseas customers to stay out. Oh they would not do that,,,,,they still want to take our money:):biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Berry Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 What I find interesting about this 'initiative' is that it appears that the employing of local people does not apply to high paid/influencial positions in Adelaide, seems it is ok to appoint someone from overseas for them. Some examples are: Adelaide Central Market (he left after 9 months in the job for family reasons) http://www.adelaidecitycouncil.com/council/media-centre/media-releases/ceo-announced-for-new-central-market-authority/ UniSA (University of South Australia) http://www.unisa.edu.au/media-centre/releases/220812/ Department for Education and Child Development (left after 2 years in the job for family reasons) http://www.decd.sa.gov.au/portal/aboutdept.asp?group=aboutdept&id=ceo SA Ambulance Service (although he has now moved to NSW) http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/about/nswhealth/Pages/asnsw_new_ce_appointed.aspx TAFESA https://www.tafesa.edu.au/tafe-sa-news/2013/05/08/tafe-sa-appoints-new-ceo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Berry Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 Jobs for ‘local’ people rather than bringing in overseas labour in theory sounds good, but what would people class as ‘local’? I know of some jobs in different industries that have been advertised recently (they are looking for additional staff) that are currently filled by migrants who got these jobs as new arrivals some time ago. The jobs that are now advertised have selection criteria that would make it impossible for them to get their own job if they were looking for work now and would also knock out a lot of people on this forum. I have an idea why they have done this, but it doesn’t help newbies looking for work. For someone like me who has been here for 6 years, is an Australian citizen and has varied Australian work experience and Australian qualifications it is good as it knocks out competition for the jobs, but not so good for new arrivals. A lot of people would have no idea of the above and sometimes ignorance can be bliss! I personally have an issue (this is just my opinion and I suppose working with migrants I get a bit passionate about these things because I know for a lot of people it can tough) with the Government sending a company on a guilt trip for bringing in say for example a diesel mechanic from overseas but then it appears to be ok to bring in someone from overseas to fill a highly paid Government CEO position. I know the argument that they will use to justify their decisions, but to me it is a case of ‘do as I say not as I do’!!!! I try to give a balanced view and yes I am saying in my opinion it is getting much tougher to gain work (I have always moved around in jobs, but in the current climate I am hoping to stay put in my current role as I know in the past 12 months there has been a significant drop in the number of positions that are available to me), but it is not impossible and as I always say it is supply and demand depending on what you do/are willing to do and a combination of other factors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 From my experience, it certainly seems that being British is a nightmare when it comes to getting a job. The Australian companies want Australian qualifications and Australian work experience. I have also noticed alot more jobs that refer to a requirement being a citizen! I never even get shortlisted for interviews, being British for me means that I am worthless. Bizarely I have been advised to either re-train to obtain a "certificate in" or to lie on my resume. I would just like to be valued for who I am and the experience that I can bring...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movingbacktoaus Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Some replys to this thread amuse me. I lost count of the number of times in the UK I heard locals whinging about foreigners coming in and taking their jobs. Yet Brits are always happy to move o/s and take jobs that locals could do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickled Pink Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 What I find interesting about this 'initiative' is that it appears that the employing of local people does not apply to high paid/influencial positions in Adelaide, seems it is ok to appoint someone from overseas for them. Some examples are: Adelaide Central Market (he left after 9 months in the job for family reasons) http://www.adelaidecitycouncil.com/council/media-centre/media-releases/ceo-announced-for-new-central-market-authority/ UniSA (University of South Australia) http://www.unisa.edu.au/media-centre/releases/220812/ Department for Education and Child Development (left after 2 years in the job for family reasons) http://www.decd.sa.gov.au/portal/aboutdept.asp?group=aboutdept&id=ceo SA Ambulance Service (although he has now moved to NSW) http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/about/nswhealth/Pages/asnsw_new_ce_appointed.aspx TAFESA https://www.tafesa.edu.au/tafe-sa-news/2013/05/08/tafe-sa-appoints-new-ceo I think you'll find that the academic positions are not so much about high pay or influential, rather the difficulty of finding adequately qualified and specialised people to fill the posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obxer7 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Myself and my husband arrived in Adelaide 2 weeks ago. On Wednesday my husband visited a few companies related to what he did back at home. At the 5th company he visited he walked out with a uniform, he started yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Berry Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 Myself and my husband arrived in Adelaide 2 weeks ago. On Wednesday my husband visited a few companies related to what he did back at home. At the 5th company he visited he walked out with a uniform, he started yesterday. Great news, out of interest what job does he do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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