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Title: Voluntary bonding scheme to be announced Post by: Lovelee on February 23, 2009, 07:06:12 am A new voluntary bonding scheme for doctors, nurses, midwives, vets and teachers is to be announced on Monday by the Government. Student loan write-offs will be offered in return for agreeing to work in rural areas that find it hard to attract personnel, or for specialising for between three and five years. A cash payment will also be offered. A voluntary bonding scheme was an election pledge by the National Party. The maximum loan write-off will be about $10,000 per year for doctors and $3500 for midwives and nurses. http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/stories/2009/02/23/12459e9bd0ca I wonder if this will work, considering the wage differences tween NZ & the rest of the world. |