Wanna be a NSW Cop - Well you will pay for the privilege

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Originally Posted by 101RRS

That lack of assistance and the costs to the new recruit is ridiculous - how do they manage to recruit anyone, as with HECS, they have to essentially pay to join the NSW Police.

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There are lots of occupations like that unfortunately, probably most that need a university degree. Becoming a Pilot is a beauty for it.

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Originally Posted by bob10

That does surprise me. Has he been in contact with the Police union?

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No idea - at this stage I dont think he is actually a member of the union - he is a trainee at the moment and I would have thought the police would be helping to settle new recruits into their first posting but nothing is being offered.

Along with everything else like no police pay, and an accrued HECS debt from the training phase it doesn't surprise me no help is on offer - oh and $15 a week rental assistance goes a long way in helping with rent in a country town with virtually no places to rent. My niece has been travelling each weekend to the location to try and get accommodation and nothing suitable is available so they are now looking to buy but will have to do it outside the town.

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Originally Posted by 101RRS

No idea - at this stage I dont think he is actually a member of the union - he is a trainee at the moment and I would have thought the police would be helping to settle new recruits into their first posting but nothing is being offered.

Along with everything else like no police pay, and an accrued HECS debt from the training phase it doesn't surprise me no help is on offer - oh and $15 a week rental assistance goes a long way in helping with rent in a country town with virtually no places to rent. My niece has been travelling each weekend to the location to try and get accommodation and nothing suitable is available so they are now looking to buy but will have to do it outside the town.

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Speak to the union. This just doesn't sound right.

maybe its a way of stopping people from getting the training and leaving after 12 months.

do they have a retention problem?

well.....is it really a priveledge? priviledge?

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Originally Posted by 101RRS

My niece's partner decided to to join the NSW Police Force - yep couldn't get a job anywhere else.

So while he is at the Police Academy he is not paid by the NSW Police - he goes onto the Federal Austudy scheme rather than being paid by the Police - and he has to hand a proportion of his Austudy to the NSW Police service while training. And then when he leaves the Police Academy he comes away with a substantial HECS bill because Austudy pays him to be at the Academy.

Now he finishes at Goulburn on a Friday afternoon and has to start at his first posting in Northern NSW the following Monday morning. He gets no assistance with the move, he has to either get someone organise accommodation before hand or drive up overnight and then try to find a place to live on the weekend before he starts - noting Real Estate Agents are closed - I guess there is the pub. There is no assistance with the move for either him or his partner and will get a $15per week rental allowance payment when there.

That lack of assistance and the costs to the new recruit is ridiculous - how do they manage to recruit anyone, as with HECS, they have to essentially pay to join the NSW Police.

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The only difference between that and every university trained professional for the last 40 years is that they get rental assistance