Originally Posted by Eeyore

These days, many companies don't pay any kind of relocation (in either direction) other than a one-way plane ticket into Dubai for the person they're employing. It's just the way it is here now. So in many respects, you're lucky to have got a paid ticket home when you finally decide to leave

We're lucky in that we came out here with a media company that not only paid for plane tickets for both Suzanne and myself, they paid Suzanne's visa costs too (again, lots of companies won't pay for family members any more) and gave us a modest relocation allowance (virtually unheard-of in media companies).

Originally Posted by Spugsy

yup, I get a ticket here and back and 1 week in a hotel, although my wife, who is on the same money as me but in a management role gets the tickets, a dir 20,000 relocation package and 60 days in a hotel.

If she hadn't got that hotel deal god knows what we would have done, 1 week in a hotel??

Originally Posted by BettyCrocker

wow that is good!! I get 2,500 AED on arrival....I also get an months pay at when I finish working with them, which will pay for me to ship back eventually (If I leave that is!!)

Mmmmmm I think I'll take my stuff in suitcases, can the airline say buggar off once I arrive at the checkin with 4 suitcases?

Originally Posted by BettyCrocker

wow that is good!! I get 2,500 AED on arrival....I also get an months pay at when I finish working with them, which will pay for me to ship back eventually (If I leave that is!!)

Mmmmmm I think I'll take my stuff in suitcases, can the airline say buggar off once I arrive at the checkin with 4 suitcases?

Originally Posted by Spugsy

ah yeah actuallyI get a months salary for every year I've worked here when I leave.

Originally Posted by ScotsExpat

Wow, obviously a big discrepancy between industries on this subject.

Im hammering out the last wee bits on my new package and they are paying for me, OH and 2 kids flights out, 40' container shipped to Dubai from UK, fully expensed villa, fully expensed schooling, generous car allowance and a relocation allowance on top of the shipping equiv to 1 month salary.....

Dont feel so bad now...............

Originally Posted by ScotsExpat

Wow, obviously a big discrepancy between industries on this subject.

Im hammering out the last wee bits on my new package and they are paying for me, OH and 2 kids flights out, 40' container shipped to Dubai from UK, fully expensed villa, fully expensed schooling, generous car allowance and a relocation allowance on top of the shipping equiv to 1 month salary.....

Dont feel so bad now...............

Originally Posted by Spugsy

what the ***** do you do then?

Originally Posted by Spugsy

what the ***** do you do then?

Originally Posted by BettyCrocker

Wow that sure is a big package!!