Gf

Hi there,

I have a question about an Australian joboffer.
I am going to live in Australia soon, and have found a good job.
Now I've received a joboffer, it's not a job which was advertised in the
newspaper or something, this offer has been created for me only.

The company knows everything about me (it's a sistercompany of my current
company), I have worked with them in the past already, they have my resume,
they assist with my visa, so they have all personal information from me as
well, we have met before, etc. etc.

Now I don't understand why they describe the salary as follows:
Salary $ 60,000 - $75,000 per annum

Do they expect me to tell them which salary I want? I was expecting this
would not be the case with this joboffer that was created especially for me,
I was expecting an offer with only one salary, negotiatable or not.

What is usually the idea behind this upper and lower value? I thought it
would be dependable on age, work-experience, but this information is
completely clear to them.

Can anyone suggest me what to do?
Can I just ask for the max? (I am getting the job, no doubt about it)

But I just want to get clear what is the idea normally with an offer like
this.

GM.

Madankumars

    > Hi there,
    > I have a question about an Australian joboffer.
    > I am going to live in Australia soon, and have found a good job.
    > Now I've received a joboffer, it's not a job which was advertised in
    > the
    > newspaper or something, this offer has been created for me only.
    > The company knows everything about me (it's a sistercompany of my
    > current
    > company), I have worked with them in the past already, they have my
    > resume,
    > they assist with my visa, so they have all personal information from
    > me as
    > well, we have met before, etc. etc.
    > Now I don't understand why they describe the salary as follows:
    > Salary $ 60,000 - $75,000 per annum
    > Do they expect me to tell them which salary I want? I was expecting
    > this
    > would not be the case with this joboffer that was created especially
    > for me,
    > I was expecting an offer with only one salary, negotiatable or not.
    > What is usually the idea behind this upper and lower value? I thought
    > it
    > would be dependable on age, work-experience, but this information is
    > completely clear to them.
    > Can anyone suggest me what to do?
    > Can I just ask for the max? (I am getting the job, no doubt about it)
    > But I just want to get clear what is the idea normally with an offer
    > like
    > this.
    > GM.

In Australia, salary for permanent employment is usually quoted with
superannuation, for example...

$60K plus super[annuation]

OR

$70K incl. super[annuation]

Superannuation is [I think] 9% of your gross per year.

Check if this is what they mean...

David Downie

"GF" <> wrote in message
news:...
    > Now I don't understand why they describe the salary as follows:
    > Salary $ 60,000 - $75,000 per annum
    > Do they expect me to tell them which salary I want? I was expecting this
    > would not be the case with this joboffer that was created especially for
    > me, I was expecting an offer with only one salary, negotiatable or not.
    > What is usually the idea behind this upper and lower value? I thought it
    > would be dependable on age, work-experience, but this information is
    > completely clear to them.

You're right, it does. I'd be asking for 75k.

Gf

madankumars wrote:
    > In Australia, salary for permanent employment is usually quoted with
    > superannuation, for example...
    > $60K plus super[annuation]
    > OR
    > $70K incl. super[annuation]
    > Superannuation is [I think] 9% of your gross per year.
    > Check if this is what they mean...


Thank you for your reply. But, besides the salary $ 60,000 - $75,000 per
annum, there's another line: <quote> Superannuation at the rate set by the
Government, currently 9%, will be paid into an approved superannuation fund
of your choice. The superannuation amount is paid in addition to the salary
shown in the schedule </quote>.

So the super-annotation is additional to the 60.000-75.000.

G.

A Mate

No Use asking the newsgroup - ask the company that made the offer!!!




"GF" <> wrote in message
news:...
    > Hi there,
    > I have a question about an Australian joboffer.
    > I am going to live in Australia soon, and have found a good job.
    > Now I've received a joboffer, it's not a job which was advertised in the
    > newspaper or something, this offer has been created for me only.
    > The company knows everything about me (it's a sistercompany of my current
    > company), I have worked with them in the past already, they have my
    > resume, they assist with my visa, so they have all personal information
    > from me as well, we have met before, etc. etc.
    > Now I don't understand why they describe the salary as follows:
    > Salary $ 60,000 - $75,000 per annum
    > Do they expect me to tell them which salary I want? I was expecting this
    > would not be the case with this joboffer that was created especially for
    > me, I was expecting an offer with only one salary, negotiatable or not.
    > What is usually the idea behind this upper and lower value? I thought it
    > would be dependable on age, work-experience, but this information is
    > completely clear to them.
    > Can anyone suggest me what to do?
    > Can I just ask for the max? (I am getting the job, no doubt about it)
    > But I just want to get clear what is the idea normally with an offer like
    > this.
    > GM.
    >

Gf

A Mate wrote:
    > No Use asking the newsgroup - ask the company that made the offer!!!

duhhhhhhh!

Reks

    > A Mate wrote:
    > > No Use asking the newsgroup - ask the company that made the offer!!!
    > duhhhhhhh!

When a offer is made, you have the right to ask the company if you have
any queries..

No point in asking here...ask the company.

Gf

reks wrote:
    >> A Mate wrote:
    >>> No Use asking the newsgroup - ask the company that made the offer!!!
    >> duhhhhhhh!
    > When a offer is made, you have the right to ask the company if you
    > have any queries..
    > No point in asking here...ask the company.

Ofcourse I have the right to ask the company, but wouldn't it be silly to
ask that question for such a delicate part of the job-offer : the salary?

When nobody can answer my question here, I see there is no other way, but I
was asking for advice on this. Not that advice.

G.

Mlbonner

    > madankumars wrote:
    > > In Australia, salary for permanent employment is usually quoted with
    > > superannuation, for example...
    > > $60K plus super[annuation]
    > > OR
    > > $70K incl. super[annuation]
    > > Superannuation is [I think] 9% of your gross per year.
    > > Check if this is what they mean...
    > Thank you for your reply. But, besides the salary $ 60,000 - $75,000
    > per
    > annum, there's another line: <quote> Superannuation at the rate set by
    > the
    > Government, currently 9%, will be paid into an approved superannuation
    > fund
    > of your choice. The superannuation amount is paid in addition to the
    > salary
    > shown in the schedule </quote>.
    > So the super-annotation is additional to the 60.000-75.000.
    > G.

It is according to what you've written above. So it'll be 9% of your
salary, so I think thats $6,750k pa on $75k.

Madankumars

    > It is according to what you've written above. So it'll be 9% of your
    > salary, so I think thats $6,750k pa on $75k.

it doesnt work as simple as that...

if they say 75K inclusive of superannuation then...

yoursalary + (yoursalary * 9%) = 75000

so it works out to...

$68810 + ( $68810 * 9%) ) = $75002.90

This means you get only $68810 in your hand BEFORE tax... the rest goes
to an approved superannuation fund, which you can access only after
retirement...