I'd like to move to KSA... please advise
Aug 7th 2014, 7:52 pm
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Aug 7th 2014, 7:55 pm
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Re: I'd like to move to KSA... please advise
I am just giving my experience from 40 years in the industry including rail, oil and gas - I may be wrong.
What I am saying is that work contracts in the ME are volatile, certainly you can get a work contract for 3 years but if the roles change or you don't fit you are out. You can only move to a new position in the same country if you can get a NOC from your previous employer and most are not giving NOCs.
What I am saying is that work contracts in the ME are volatile, certainly you can get a work contract for 3 years but if the roles change or you don't fit you are out. You can only move to a new position in the same country if you can get a NOC from your previous employer and most are not giving NOCs.
Aug 8th 2014, 4:29 am
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Re: I'd like to move to KSA... please advise
never make the mistake that there is job security in the ME
neither is there personal security in the ME for non locals
I have a friend who spent 6 months in jail because he dared to sue for his 4 months of unpaid salary + allowances, so the employer made up a story that he had stolen a laptop. after 6 months in jail by which time he had now been unpaid for 10 months, his family had returned to the UK penniless and school-less, the employer decided to withdraw the story. No action was ever taken against the employer, and my friend still 2 years on does not have his salary.
neither is there personal security in the ME for non locals
I have a friend who spent 6 months in jail because he dared to sue for his 4 months of unpaid salary + allowances, so the employer made up a story that he had stolen a laptop. after 6 months in jail by which time he had now been unpaid for 10 months, his family had returned to the UK penniless and school-less, the employer decided to withdraw the story. No action was ever taken against the employer, and my friend still 2 years on does not have his salary.
