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Sending employees to Australia for a year

Eimear

Hi, 

My company has recently opened a 'virtual' office in Australia so we could have access to the  ANZ Market. We have now employed one sales person on the ground in Australia. We are now also thinking of sending one or two of our UK employees out to Australia for a year so we have more people on that timezone to help us prove the market opportunities. 

I have been tasked with doing the research into this; costs, process, timeline, visas etc. I'm aware the visas alone will be a difficult task as Australia have quite strict immigration rules. 

My question is, has anyone done this sort of research before? Or could you perhaps point me in the direction of where I should look? Or what I should be thinking about? 

Obviously we would be paying for flights and accommodation for the duration of their stay. Are there any other major costs we should be thinking about? 

Appreciate this may not be a typical 'HR' topic but this forum usually has some great suggestions! 

Thanks in Advance, 

Eimear. 

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  • Hi Eimear, if it helps I used to have some contact with a London based firm for guidance with expatriates. Ferguson Snell (fergusonsnell.com) helped me with a lot of assistance so they may be worth a call. I have to say they were NOT cheap but very efficient and reliable. My contact was a chap called Sean Hedgley, he may have moved onto a more senior role since I last contacted them so you may need to speak to someone else but Sean was always very supportive. Good luck.
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  • Hi Eimear, if it helps I used to have some contact with a London based firm for guidance with expatriates. Ferguson Snell (fergusonsnell.com) helped me with a lot of assistance so they may be worth a call. I have to say they were NOT cheap but very efficient and reliable. My contact was a chap called Sean Hedgley, he may have moved onto a more senior role since I last contacted them so you may need to speak to someone else but Sean was always very supportive. Good luck.
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