The 2010 ASHE (Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings) shows that the lowest paid of all UK full-time employees were those in ‘Sales occupations’, at an average of £287 a week. The Australian Bureau of Statistics 2010 "6302.0 - Average Weekly Earn...

Median Rent figures are easily available for Brisbane in Queensland, from the Queensland Residential Tenancies Authority. These figures were available for the 3 months ended Sept 2010. Weekly Rent Property Type New Rentals $365.00 T...

The average Australian full time worker does 4.3% more hours per week than those in the United Kingdom. When moving from one country to another, one of the things worth checking is the amount of time to be spent working. Only your individual job ...

In Australia, the Federal government revises the national Minimum wage every year. The resulting figure becomes the minimum wage in any state in Australia. However, each State also calculates its own minimum wage that employers must adhere to in th...

The Australian Retirement pension consists of two possible parts: The Government Aged Pension Benefit, paid by Centrelink (the welfare system). The compulsory Employer Paid Super scheme. The British Retirement pension consists of two possible parts:...

Comparison of Australian and UK wage and tax rates July 2009 Average Earners Based on the average/median Male Full time earnings for each country. Total deductions as a percentage of gross earnings 23.9% UK 23.7% Aus Note: An extra...

A comparison of average wages between Australia and the United Kingdom. I am selecting to compare 'Full time earnings' rather than the average of Full Time and Part Time, as this should give a more realistic indication for someone that is planning o...

Recent Unemployment rates for both Australia and the UK have recently been released, with some examples shown below: 7.9 % England - June 2009 5.71% Australia - July 2009 At first sight this shows that the employment situation in Australia sho...

Which country gets more holidays, Australia or Britain ? Minimum Entitlements: (edited to update information 7th April 2010) UK Total Leave entitlement 28 days total : 20 Annual leave + 8 Public Holiday Australia Total Leave entitlemen...

The Tax system in Australia may appear 'similar' to the UK tax sytem, but there are actually many differences. These differences result in the majority of Australian taxpayers getting a tax refund at the end of every year. Both the UK and Austral...