Met Police officers lured to jobs in Australia by ‘higher pay, six weeks’ holiday and less violent crime’
Western Australia police issued a plea four months ago for officers to leave their posts in London and join their force.
Perks being offered include a £47,000 starting salary and six weeks annual leave. Other perks include promises of fast- track Australian citizenship. Another benefit is the force down under deals with significantly less violent crime, particularly knife crime.According to the Evening Standard, around 750 applications have been received so far after the force issued a plea for officers from the UK, Ireland and New Zealand.
Western Australia police’s Commissioner Col Blanch said: “WA Police Force commenced an international recruit campaign in October and since then about 750 applications have been received.
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