On Sunday 05 June 2011 19:40:50 Piers Rowan wrote: > The FTE @ $30 / hour (Full Time Equiv) [1] is $47,424 which is way above > many jobs (washing cars, stacking shelves). I've often spoken to PHP > devs who want $90 / hour (which is $142,272) and many wanting $50 / hour > ($79,040 FTE).
A lot of job ads in IT these days have salaries that would have been below the market 15 years ago. While speaking of salaries, it is worth being aware that there is now an award that covers all skilled IT workers - the Professional Employees Award 2010 <http://www.fwa.gov.au/documents/modern_awards/award/MA000065/default.htm>. While its lowest salary level is a paltry $38,273 and the highest is $56,267, there are also other entitlements including to overtime (or other compensation for excess hours) and leave loading (which may both be able to be factored into a higher salary). Casuals get a loading of 25% on the hourly equivalent rate, but no paid leave. There is more to it than that (as always), but market conditions aside, beware of anything with salaries below that (or even close to it as it may in effect be lower if the employer fails to provide the other required entitlements). As always, this is general information only, is not legal advice, and you should not rely on it. See a lawyer if you need advice because your particular situation is likely to have an effect on what is required. > Maybe the person advertising was taking into fact that you can offshore > development in the blink of an eye. Of course whether that in fact results in cost savings depends on a myriad of factors, including whether you can get the same quality offshore, and the other overheads of offshore development. Even if the employer thinks they're getting the same quality offshore, the offshore outfits think nothing of bait-and-switch, and if the quality isn't there it will show up in higher costs down the track. It may also be that some employers think that since they can legally get away with what the award says, they should be able to get away with it in the market as ell. > "Contractors" you are really casual employees with a cool name Depending on the circumstances this may be sham contracting. The Fair Work Ombudsman has been quite aggressive about going after sham contracting arrangements lately. Just because the agreement says "contractor", that does not make it an independent contracting arrangement. Of course telling the difference can be difficult. Regards, Troy Rollo Solicitor Parry Carroll Commercial Lawyers Direct: (02) 8257 3177 Fax: (02) 9221 1375 Switch: (02) 9221 3899 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.parrycarroll.com.au Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation This message and any attachments are confidential to Parry Carroll. If you have received it my mistake, please let us know by reply and then delete it from your system. You must not copy the message, alter it or disclose its contents to anyone. Thank you. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
