British workers to be targeted by Australia

There is no doubt that if you are young and have a skill the opportunities and lifestyle in Australia are very attractive. BUT politics is very volatile and the economy is dependant on China who own most of the important industries, so in the long term maybe not a rosy as it was.
I have a cousin living in Brisbane, ( above the flood line now) she migrated in the 1980s and has had a tough time but has stayed because “ if you're broke and miserable at least you’re warm”.

karmalady

Grass is greener for some, only it is not green, it is brown and parched. My sisters always live in fear of bushfires, one has had to flee at the last minute, twice and she has moved 7 times since being in aus. They miss our green and lovely uk and the historic places and buildings but now they are trapped as their families are australian born and bred

Gosh karmalady my sister and her husband don’t feel the same at all. They love the sea, they love the weather, and the sea water is desalinated so they can maintain green parks and gardens. They get good leave, plus long service paid holidays from work, so are able to come to the UK for a protracted holiday every few years, or every year if they wanted to. Everybody is different though, and no doubt some families return to the UK for the reasons you state - but very many don’t, and not because they are trapped - it’s like a state of the UK in Perth, there are so many Brits there.

Grass is greener for some, only it is not green, it is brown and parched. My sisters always live in fear of bushfires, one has had to flee at the last minute, twice and she has moved 7 times since being in aus. They miss our green and lovely uk and the historic places and buildings but now they are trapped as their families are australian born and bred

MaizieD

Not to mention Windrush, BlueBelle....

The question I'd ask is, If we start losing our trained NHS staff to better wages and conditions in Australia, would the government make any attempt to improve wages and conditions for the UK NHS workers? Or would it just be further encouragement for privatisation?

Though I'd be puzzled to know where a privatised NHS would get its workers from if many have decamped to Australia...

The thing is MaizieD, it’s not a case of us start losing staff to Australia, as the health system in Australia has for many years attracted thousands of UK staff. My daughter had a nasty injury and had to go to A&E last time we were there, and with the exception of one, all the nurses and doctors who treated her were originally from the UK - and conversely there are quite a lot of Aussies in the UK health system too, though probably less than there used to be.
I’m not sure however hard we try the UK will stop some people going, the pay is excellent, the weather is better, and the lifestyle is good (in WA anyway, I don’t know about the rest of Australia), so it’s an attractive option. What we can do is raise wages and improve the state of, and equipment in our hospitals so people don’t have to fight the system all the time for pathetic reward. That will keep some, and attract people from other countries.

I am sitting watching the ABC NEWS from Sydney. Seems that our problems are their problems.

Other Countries have always targeted U.K. workers just as the U.K. has always had recruitment drives abroad, nothing new.

I taught overseas for 6 years in 3 different countries. Working conditions were better in all of them. Wages were higher too (other than Spain, where teachers pay is dismal).

If we allow the government to drive down pay and make working conditions terrible (and try to prevent protests and strikes), we have to accept the consequences. The natural effect of a Tory government with Brexit on top.

Not to mention Windrush, BlueBelle....

The question I'd ask is, If we start losing our trained NHS staff to better wages and conditions in Australia, would the government make any attempt to improve wages and conditions for the UK NHS workers? Or would it just be further encouragement for privatisation?

Though I'd be puzzled to know where a privatised NHS would get its workers from if many have decamped to Australia...

Whenever there is a shortage, be it medics, nurses, farm labourers, chemicals, medicines, oil ... absolutely anything

countries that offer better conditions, salaries, prospects - and in a currency that is valued and valuable will win.

We still recruit nurses and carers from third world countries
We don’t think twice if we need workers, always have,
Look at the Irish that came to build our roads and the Polish plumbers, our dentists ( when we had any) came from all over the world and care homes wouldn’t exist without the Portuguese
No difference is there ?

My sister is a nurse, and she emigrated to WA over 30 years ago. It’s a rich state, the hospitals are well funded and state of the art, and the lifestyle is great. I don’t blame people at all for opting to leave our grey and depressed shores at the moment to go to live and work out there. The only way to reduce the flow is to make the UK a more attractive place to be for public sector workers.

I didn’t hear anyone complaining when we took workers from some of the poorest countries in Europe.

I can’t help feeling what’s sauce for the goose.
We use a lot of people from other countries to make up our workforce. Why shouldn’t it work the other way? That’s not to say I like it.
At one time we paid to train our medics ect. Noe we don’t. Do the graduates owe us anything?

I worked for a local authority which over many years regularly had recruitment drives in Australia and other countries. It was cheaper than training new entrants and they weren’t too bothered about draining other countries work force.
We joe public have to live with the consequences of ours being tempted to desert our country to start a.
new life in the sunshine ☀️