Live & Work
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This guide is designed for anyone interested in living or working temporarily or permanently, starting a business, retiring, or buying a second home in the USA or Canada. It contains major sections devoted to permanent employment and careers in North America, including types of job available, job hunting techniques, applying, interviews, salary details as well as a industrial guide and list of major employers. It also features case histories and includes background information on the North American way of life, including facts on buying a home, city and regional guides, the health and education systems.
Live and Work in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
by Andre De Vries and Greg Adams
Published 13 July 1992
Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg are among the most prosperous countries in the European Community, and yet little is known of them by most British people. This is a situation that should be remedied in 1993 because they offer great scope for employment both in their healthy domestic industries and in the international organisations that are based there. This book gives all the information needed by anyone intending to live and work in the Benelux countries, with essential information on finding work, and facts on the historical and cultural background, daily life and buying or renting accommodation in each country.
A reference for those interested in finding temporary or permanent work, starting a business or buying a home in Australia and New Zealand. This book features information on the way of life, laws, health and education systems, as well as on types of job available, and how to get them.
The re-unification of Germany has created fresh opportunities - and challenges - for those who are interested in living and working there. This guide gives readers both a realistic idea of the possibilities for working in Germay and advice for those wishing to buy or rent a home. It also includes essential details of the German way of life, including information on taxation, the social security system, health services and levels of pay that will prove invaluable to anyone thinking of settling there either temporarily or permanently.
A large proportion of the millions of British holidaymakers who have visited Spain and Portugal wonder if and how they could settle there. This guide surveys the possibilities of employment and living in Spain and Portugal from San Sebastian to Oporto. It advises those who are hoping to find a short or long-term job, start a business, buy a holiday home or retire in either country. This guide also supplies details of residence and entry regulations, and property purchase, as well as essential information about daily life. A helpful feature offers advice on finding work, including directories of employers and guides to the major industries and how to start a business.
Live and Work in Scandinavia
by Victoria Pybus, Andre De Vries, and Susan Dunne
Published 10 April 1995
This guide is designed for anyone interested in living or working temporarily or permanently, starting a business, retiring, or just buying a holiday home in Scandinavia. It contains major sections devoted to entry regulations and permits and permanent employment and careers in the region, including types of job available, job hunting techniques, applying, interviews, salary details as well as an industrial guide and list of major employers. It also features case histories and background information on the Scandinavian way of life, including facts on buying a home, city and regional guides, the health and education systems.
Live & Work in France is the definitive book to living and working in France and is full of personal case histories from people who have made the move there. The book gives essential information on the customs, laws and regulations and way of life that will be encountered there, and gives advice on securing a residence permit, getting the best health care, making friends with the locals, opening the right bank account, finding your ideal home, obtaining a competitive mortgage, dealing with surveys and conveyancing and making the most of your leisure time. Set out to be easily accessible, each chapter guides you through the practicalities of a move to France, from setting up home to finding a job and leisure time. In particular, it gives advice on renting accommodation in the major cities, especially Paris, with a city map showing its main residential areas and describing which areas are best for families, single people and students. The employment section of the book covers vital information, such as the skills and trades most in demand, permanent, seasonal and temporary work, salaries, working hours and holidays, trade unions and contracts, starting or buying your own business and sources of advice and assistance. Special features for the job-seeker include an indispensable regional employment guide and directories of major employers.
This guide is designed for anyone interested in living or working temporarily or permanently, starting a business, retiring, or just buying a holiday home in Italy. It contains major sections devoted to permanent employment, and up-to-date information on entry regulations and permits.