Posted by rimian on December 2, 2009 at 12:36am
Hi,
Could we stick another term in the Location vocab for job postings? I'd like to know if the entity posting the job is located in or outside Australia. Call be a xenophobe if you will, but it's harder to enforce a contractual agreement when the entities involved are in two different countries so, it's an important piece of information.
Cheers,
i-Rim
Comments
Post Elsewhere?
My initial reaction is that if there are jobs outside of Australia, then they shouldn't be posting them here. Also, the location vocab wasn't really meant for jobs specifically.
however, if other people feel like adding a "Outside of Australia" term would be useful, happy to oblige.
--Ryan
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Perhaps a boolean that says "Are you in Australia" or "Do you eat vegemite, drink VB or drive a ute" or something?
OT: Don't start until you have a signed contract
This is slightly off topic, but I will throw it out here anyway.
Over the years I have learnt not to start on a project until I have a signed contract in my hand. Unless the project is very small (under $2000), I insist on getting a 25% down payment too.
Your contract should specify the jurisdiction, which should be your state. In Victoria, if the amount outstanding is less than $5000, you can use the small claims system to get an order for payment, which you can then enforce. For larger sums you have to go to court, but unless you are talking about hundreds of thousands of dollars, most clients will pay more in travel, legal and translation fees to fight to action and so you win by default when they don't front up in court.
Once you have a court order, international debt recovery is relatively straight forward, especially if the order has provision for payment of all recovery costs.
I have found getting a feel for the client is more important than their location. I have spent more face to face time with a client in France than I have with a guy who I have worked with in Melbourne for years. I have threatened (both local and overseas) clients with legal action, which has always been enough to get paid.
I mustn't be in Australia as I hate vegemite, will only drink VB if the only other option is XXXX or Fosters and have never driven a ute.
:)
With due respect, if the information isn't important to you, just ignore it!
It's possible for an employer to be selective by selecting the state within Australia and disallowing telecommute. So it should be possible for contractors to be just as selective. More information about the employer should be a good thing.