It is estimated that 220,000 people are hired offshore by Australian companies each year. Over 44,000 of these hires are from The Philippines with these employees working across a diversity of industries including infrastructure and construction management.
The Philippines is consistently recognized as the offshore destination of the year, recently winning this prestigious award three times in a row by the UK’s National Outsourcing Association. Demand for Philippine based employment is so great that it is currently outstripping demand for Indian based human resource by up to 30% each year.
Specific reasons why follow:
Cost of Living
One of the main reasons companies choose to outsource to the Philippines is the significantly lower labour costs. A Filipino workers’ basic wage is typically 70% lower than their Australian counterparts and lower than other Asian countries. This means you can hire a qualified engineer for as little as $35,000 per annum!
Engineering Excellence
We all know how hard it is to find an Engineering graduate in Australia, that’s because only 25,000 graduate every year. When we compare that to The Philippines which has a budding engineering workforce, producing over 50,000 graduates annually. The calibre of these graduates is second to none with the Philippines being home to some of the best universities in the world.
English literacy
English is the national language and third largest English-speaking country in the world. With a 93% literacy rate, English is the primary language the business and education in the Philippines.
Service Orientated
The Filipino service-orientated culture produces extremely polite employees with world-class customer service.
Westernised Culture
Under 500 years of Spanish and American colonisation, The Philippine’s culture is highly westernised and, as such, sympatico with ours. This is evident across a wide range of aspects of Filipino life including language, religions and social customs. Boasting sophisticated, high-tech cities, the Filipinos are a progressive and proactive people.
Hard Working
Filipino professionals are known for their strong work ethic, dedication, and commitment to producing high quality work. They are passionate about what they do and take immense pride in delivering exceptional results.
Working Hours
Filipinos can easily adjust to the Australian time zone and working schedule as they are only 2-3 hours behind AEST and share the same time zone as WA.
If you are interested in learning more about procuring educated, intelligent, responsive and affordable construction staff from this rich bank of human resources please reach out to us via [email protected]
