Australia: Part III

Today we got the formal offer letter from the Australian position. It's OK - just need to push the start date off by about a month to 1 October if possible. Also need to find out how fast Snork Maiden can get a visa. I e-mailed my chairman today. We will meet Monday to discuss the options. He seems surprised. I've been signalling for a while that Snork Maiden is looking for jobs and got an offer from Aus and he even made her an offer so he shouldn't be surprised but some people find it hard to think outside the box I guess. SM's salary will be $A65k (c. $US55k). On top of that they will contribute 15.4% to a retirement fund. She can contribute 2-10% from her salary too. After looking through the conditions she said "they don't mention healthcare" and I told her that healthcare had nothing to do with employers in Australia. Either you use the public system or buy private insurance yourself. They are also going to pay her airfare and up to $A5000 in relocation expenses.