Gap year?

MNM2903

Do me and my partner are seriously thinking about going to australia. Possibly for good but we are going to firstly look at doing a year out there to see how we like it.

She works for the NHS as a midwife and has been there since October 2014. We're looking to go around November time.

Just wondering if anyone know where she would stand in terms of asking work for a year out to do this. Are there any legal requirements where by employers have to allow this or is it down to the employer.

She's got a meeting with her manager tomorrow so she's going to bring this up.

Thanks in advance.

wallbash

Worked there since Oct '14 , so as of now been there less than 8 months. Would like to take a year off after working about 13 months.

Are there any legal requirements where by employers have to allow this

Words fail me.

MNM2903

Wow always get people like you. Not helpful atall.

Yes shes been a midwife since 2014 October I've been in my job over 8 years and we want to go and work abroad in australia and there screaming out for midwives. So instead of being a judgemental idiot keep your comments to yourself. Nothing wrong with what we want to do.

nearlyrich

To be fair the NHS has funded her training and she has only worked for around a year, it's up to you both if you want to emigrate and you can get the visa required but the NHS has no compulsion to keep her job open for a year.

MNM2903

Thanks we figured that. Intention is to come back but going over and working abroad isn't as simple when we're older and want kids etc. Hoping to do it now but a lot rides on her job.

gettingtheresometime

mullen8627 wrote: »

Wow always get people like you. Not helpful atall.

Yes shes been a midwife since 2014 October I've been in my job over 8 years and we want to go and work abroad in australia and there screaming out for midwives. So instead of being a judgemental idiot keep your comments to yourself. Nothing wrong with what we want to do.

No there's nothing wrong (unless you take the training costs that have been incurred but hey what the hell) in what you want to do but why on earth do you think your partner's job should be kept open for her on the off chance that you want to come back?

callum9999

gettingtheresometime wrote: »

No there's nothing wrong (unless you take the training costs that have been incurred but hey what the hell) in what you want to do but why on earth do you think your partner's job should be kept open for her on the off chance that you want to come back?

When on Earth did they demand that the job is kept open? Lots of places offer their staff career breaks - even supermarkets do it. If the NHS can make a career break work for them then there's no logical reason for them not to offer them.

gettingtheresometime

callum9999 wrote: »

When on Earth did they demand that the job is kept open? Lots of places offer their staff career breaks - even supermarkets do it. If the NHS can make a career break work for them then there's no logical reason for them not to offer them.

The career breaks you're referring to are usually to look after children etc not to act as a safety net just in case the land of milk and honey ain't what it seems

MNM2903

So the fact she's trained as a midwife in the UK means some people think it's wrong of her wanting to enjoy her life and go to australia and practice midwifery there? The intention is to go to OZ work for a year with the option of coming back and her being able to return as a midwife. Maybe things will change and we will want to make it a permanent move because the wages midwives get paid over here is horrendous for the hard work they do and the responsibility they have. In OZ the wage is almost doubled.

callum9999

gettingtheresometime wrote: »

The career breaks you're referring to are usually to look after children etc not to act as a safety net just in case the land of milk and honey ain't what it seems

And you're basing that on what exactly? You didn't even seem to be aware of their existence mere hours ago! (If you were I have no idea why you just ignored it as a possibility)

Career breaks are just that - a break from your career. People may choose to look after children in that time, it is by no means a requirement. I took a career break (not from the NHS) for the exact same scenario - to go and live/work in Australia for a year.

EDIT: Having looked up NHS career breaks, it specifically states in the list of examples for when you can take one "extended periods of travel".

callum9999

mullen8627 wrote: »

In OZ the wage is almost doubled.

As are living costs. If the lifestyle attracts you (as it does for me) then great. If the extra money is what's attracting you then you'll quite possibly be disappointed.