Pinoy Nurses Abroad Must Be Cautious Of Sweet-Talks

From a story of a Filipino nurse in Australia, he advised potential overseas contract workers to be careful when transacting with recruiters and employers to prevent applicants to become victims of sweet talks. According to Jason, applicants must be careful.

Kilatisin lang sila ng mabuti. Use your common sense.. kung ang mga sinasabi nila ay matamis na matamis, may alat 'yan, he added.

Jason once dreamed of working in Australia because he believed that the pay is good and the quality of life there is better. Australia is his dream workplace where there is laid-back lifestyle. He also finds it a nice destination.

Jason was employed to work in a nursing home. But he noticed that his wage is not sufficient to pay off the amount of work he was doing. He also experienced borrowing money from his friends to meet his daily expenses. Jason made a decision. He forwarded his case to the court and reported his employer which is the Healthcare Recruitment Australia owned by Filipino-Australian Michelle Santos Lloyd. As a consequence, the court fined Lloyd US$48,000. The investigation proved that the recruitment agency was illegally deducting some fees from the earnings of Jason and his fellow Filipino nurses. Although Lloyd was given penalty, the recruitment agency's license was not cancelled, the court gave them opportunity to continue employ Filipino nurses to Australia. [via]