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Hello Guys,
There was an add. in this Fridays Australian about HK Express.
Any info would be much appreciated. Looked up their website, thought it was a bit cheaky that the application asked for your current salary/expected salary!
Any thoughts?
There was an add. in this Fridays Australian about HK Express.
Any info would be much appreciated. Looked up their website, thought it was a bit cheaky that the application asked for your current salary/expected salary!
Any thoughts?
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Sorry to keep harping on, but does anyone know anything, about pay/conditions for this company?
Cheers, HH.
Cheers, HH.
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Hi Guys
I heard a fith hand rumour that "local conditions" (ie no living allowance) makes the salary very difficult to live on let alone the training wage unless you are able to share with an already established resident. Somebody please correct me I would love to be wrong.
My question is if you where to take a job and work out your contract (eg 3 yrs) and then get on with CX or Dragonair would you be considered a local and therefore not entitled the housing allowance from them?????
Cheers, VneII.
I heard a fith hand rumour that "local conditions" (ie no living allowance) makes the salary very difficult to live on let alone the training wage unless you are able to share with an already established resident. Somebody please correct me I would love to be wrong.
My question is if you where to take a job and work out your contract (eg 3 yrs) and then get on with CX or Dragonair would you be considered a local and therefore not entitled the housing allowance from them?????
Cheers, VneII.
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Hey Solwata,
If you've got news on pay and conditions could you share it with me to please?
Cheers, HH.
If you've got news on pay and conditions could you share it with me to please?
Cheers, HH.
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SF, are they the only two? Who is it that recently advertised for crew with CRJ's? Is that the Heli Hong Kong operation?
I am not up to date with all of these new starts, just want clarification.
I don't know HK living expenses well, but from this forum $8000 would be pretty lean living would it not?
I am not up to date with all of these new starts, just want clarification.
I don't know HK living expenses well, but from this forum $8000 would be pretty lean living would it not?
In reply to Sunny77's question I have done a few quick calculations using tax calculators from the ATO web site and the Hong Kong IRD web site. The results are quite interesting.
US$8000 per month is $96,000 per year. This is around HK$750,000. If you live in Hong Kong you will be taxed HK$119,200 ($99,200 if married).
After tax you will take home around US$81,000.
If you earn the same salary (US$96,000= A$122,000) in Australia you will be taxed nearly A$45,000. Take home pay will be A$77,000, or roughly US$61,000, compared to $81,000 in Hong Kong. To take home US$81,000 in Australia your pre-tax salary needs to be A$171,700!
To answer the question, you can live quite nicely on US$8000 per month in Hong Kong, as long as you don't have children at international schools and so long as you don't expect to have the same standard of housing as you have in Australia.
US$8000 per month is $96,000 per year. This is around HK$750,000. If you live in Hong Kong you will be taxed HK$119,200 ($99,200 if married).
After tax you will take home around US$81,000.
If you earn the same salary (US$96,000= A$122,000) in Australia you will be taxed nearly A$45,000. Take home pay will be A$77,000, or roughly US$61,000, compared to $81,000 in Hong Kong. To take home US$81,000 in Australia your pre-tax salary needs to be A$171,700!
To answer the question, you can live quite nicely on US$8000 per month in Hong Kong, as long as you don't have children at international schools and so long as you don't expect to have the same standard of housing as you have in Australia.
MS, You are on the money!
Believe me some of the salaries that are paid in Sydney, you are almost on the poverty line.
Actually, I am pretty sure that the toilet dump man is paid more than an F/O at any of the Australian Regionals.
The sums mentioned below are not quite correct anyway, get a interview, get a job offer and then you will know :-)
If you think they are correct SP, PM me because we are being told different things, or maybe it is the exchange rate you are using.
Believe me some of the salaries that are paid in Sydney, you are almost on the poverty line.
Actually, I am pretty sure that the toilet dump man is paid more than an F/O at any of the Australian Regionals.
The sums mentioned below are not quite correct anyway, get a interview, get a job offer and then you will know :-)
If you think they are correct SP, PM me because we are being told different things, or maybe it is the exchange rate you are using.