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Jammy_Dodgers May 27th 2007 5:52 am

Job Offer...........wtf!
 
This is what is currently being offered to tempt people over from the UK...fair enough, it might not be for a niche role, but do you know any westerner that can live on this or am i being spoilt here???

quote:

We offer you a basic salary and a commission as follows:

Basic: 3500dirhams per month

Transport: 700 dirhams per month

Housing: 1800 dirhams per month

Commission: Services:10% of any earnings above 10,000dirhams per month,
Retail: 7% on any sales when target of 2,000dirhams is reached.

There is a probation period for the first 6 months.
Also, we will deduct the costs of the visa application (3500 dhs) from your monthly wages at a rate of 500 dirhams per month until the end of the probation period, at which point, if both parties are satisfied we will re-reimburse these costs also after one year of employment.

Members of staff who leave our employment within the first 2yrs will be expected to repay any training and visa costs that have been covered by the salon during there employment.

The business is open 7 days a week and you will be given 1 1/2 days off per week. (2 days at owners' discretion).

You are required to work 50hrs a week;
Annual leave is 30 calendar days.

You are required to work for 12months before you are entitled to leave although we are a little flexible and if you require we can give unpaid leave. Also if you want holidays when it gets up to about 9/10 months we normally will allow paid leave.

You will be provided with a flight home every 2nd year.

Confucius May 27th 2007 5:55 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers (Post 4838393)
This is what is currently being offered to tempt people over from the UK...fair enough, it might not be for a niche role, but do you know any westerner that can live on this or am i being spoilt here???

quote:

We offer you a basic salary and a commission as follows:

Basic: 3500dirhams per month

Transport: 700 dirhams per month

Housing: 1800 dirhams per month

Commission: Services:10% of any earnings above 10,000dirhams per month,
Retail: 7% on any sales when target of 2,000dirhams is reached.

There is a probation period for the first 6 months.
Also, we will deduct the costs of the visa application (3500 dhs) from your monthly wages at a rate of 500 dirhams per month until the end of the probation period, at which point, if both parties are satisfied we will re-reimburse these costs also after one year of employment.

Members of staff who leave our employment within the first 2yrs will be expected to repay any training and visa costs that have been covered by the salon during there employment.

The business is open 7 days a week and you will be given 1 1/2 days off per week. (2 days at owners' discretion).

You are required to work 50hrs a week;
Annual leave is 30 calendar days.

You are required to work for 12months before you are entitled to leave although we are a little flexible and if you require we can give unpaid leave. Also if you want holidays when it gets up to about 9/10 months we normally will allow paid leave.

You will be provided with a flight home every 2nd year.

I'm cool with everything,but,50 hours a week???

littlejimmy May 27th 2007 5:56 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers (Post 4838393)
This is what is currently being offered to tempt people over from the UK...fair enough, it might not be for a niche role, but do you know any westerner that can live on this or am i being spoilt here???

quote:

We offer you a basic salary and a commission as follows:

Basic: 3500dirhams per month

Transport: 700 dirhams per month

Housing: 1800 dirhams per month

Commission: Services:10% of any earnings above 10,000dirhams per month,
Retail: 7% on any sales when target of 2,000dirhams is reached.

There is a probation period for the first 6 months.
Also, we will deduct the costs of the visa application (3500 dhs) from your monthly wages at a rate of 500 dirhams per month until the end of the probation period, at which point, if both parties are satisfied we will re-reimburse these costs also after one year of employment.

Members of staff who leave our employment within the first 2yrs will be expected to repay any training and visa costs that have been covered by the salon during there employment.

The business is open 7 days a week and you will be given 1 1/2 days off per week. (2 days at owners' discretion).

You are required to work 50hrs a week;
Annual leave is 30 calendar days.

You are required to work for 12months before you are entitled to leave although we are a little flexible and if you require we can give unpaid leave. Also if you want holidays when it gets up to about 9/10 months we normally will allow paid leave.

You will be provided with a flight home every 2nd year.

My firm are getting really desperate offering that kind of money.

Ahem. Are you sure you didn't miss a zero off each number?

Jammy_Dodgers May 27th 2007 5:56 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Confucius (Post 4838401)
I'm cool with everything,but,50 hours a week???

you can come and be my bitch then for 3600 a month

expat.brat May 27th 2007 5:57 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 
Where did you find this?

Jammy_Dodgers May 27th 2007 5:57 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by littlejimmy (Post 4838405)
My firm are getting really desperate offering that kind of money.

Ahem. Are you sure you didn't miss a zero off each number?

nope...thats the correct figures for a UK person

Confucius May 27th 2007 5:57 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers (Post 4838409)
you can come and be my bitch then for 3600 a month

I will not flirt...
But,I will post a reply to this on the 1st...

Jammy_Dodgers May 27th 2007 5:58 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by expat.brat (Post 4838411)
Where did you find this?

Thats irrelavent..but i can tell you it was mailed the other day

Alexa May 27th 2007 6:02 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Confucius (Post 4838417)
I will not flirt...
But,I will post a reply to this on the 1st...

Sorry to hijack thread, but that avatar is just gorgeous!:wub:

expat.brat May 27th 2007 6:02 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers (Post 4838420)
Thats irrelavent..but i can tell you it was mailed the other day

Just wondering if you had the contact details for interested candidates, unless you've decided to apply that is.;)

Confucius May 27th 2007 6:03 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Lady Lou (Post 4838440)
Sorry to hijack thread, but that avatar is just gorgeous!:wub:

Please refer to the"Right!!!" thread...

Fairydust May 27th 2007 6:04 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Lady Lou (Post 4838440)
Sorry to hijack thread, but that avatar is just gorgeous!:wub:

who is it?

Jammy_Dodgers May 27th 2007 6:05 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by expat.brat (Post 4838441)
Just wondering if you had the contact details for interested candidates, unless you've decided to apply that is.;)

The candidate is not interested.....is it me or is that offer piss-poor?

Jammy_Dodgers May 27th 2007 6:05 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Fairydust (Post 4838448)
who is it?

its me!!

expat.brat May 27th 2007 6:06 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers (Post 4838472)
The candidate is not interested.....is it me or is that offer piss-poor?

I've thought about it carefully and yeah I would say that offer is below piss-poor.

Confucius May 27th 2007 6:06 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Fairydust (Post 4838448)
who is it?

It's JZ...

littlejimmy May 27th 2007 6:06 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Fairydust (Post 4838448)
who is it?

That's Brucey is it not?

Forsyth?

Fairydust May 27th 2007 6:07 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers (Post 4838474)
its me!!

In your wildest dreams :D

Fairydust May 27th 2007 6:08 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Confucius (Post 4838477)
It's JZ...

Who is that??

Jammy_Dodgers May 27th 2007 6:09 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Fairydust (Post 4838480)
In your wildest dreams :D

Nah...im nicer than Jason Stratham :p

Miss Eck May 27th 2007 6:12 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 
My first thought was that you missed a zero off the basic and even then I thought some other figures were low!

Miss Eck May 27th 2007 6:16 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers (Post 4838393)
This is what is currently being offered to tempt people over from the UK...fair enough, it might not be for a niche role, but do you know any westerner that can live on this or am i being spoilt here???

quote:

We offer you a basic salary and a commission as follows:

Basic: 3500dirhams per month

Transport: 700 dirhams per month

Housing: 1800 dirhams per month

Commission: Services:10% of any earnings above 10,000dirhams per month,
Retail: 7% on any sales when target of 2,000dirhams is reached.

There is a probation period for the first 6 months.
Also, we will deduct the costs of the visa application (3500 dhs) from your monthly wages at a rate of 500 dirhams per month until the end of the probation period, at which point, if both parties are satisfied we will re-reimburse these costs also after one year of employment.

Members of staff who leave our employment within the first 2yrs will be expected to repay any training and visa costs that have been covered by the salon during there employment.

The business is open 7 days a week and you will be given 1 1/2 days off per week. (2 days at owners' discretion).

You are required to work 50hrs a week;
Annual leave is 30 calendar days.

You are required to work for 12months before you are entitled to leave although we are a little flexible and if you require we can give unpaid leave. Also if you want holidays when it gets up to about 9/10 months we normally will allow paid leave.

You will be provided with a flight home every 2nd year.

And some of their stipulations are ridiculous .. send them the Labour Law!!!

Confucius May 27th 2007 6:18 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers (Post 4838485)
Nah...im nicer than Jason Stratham :p

Correctomundo...

Jammy_Dodgers May 27th 2007 6:18 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Miss Eck (Post 4838501)
And some of their stipulations are ridiculous .. send them the Labour Law!!!

Does this offer not comply with the labour law?

Miss Eck May 27th 2007 6:19 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers (Post 4838509)
Does this offer not comply with the labour law?

I don't think so. Re the flights and about deducting the money for the visa ... never heard of anyone doing the latter.

Confucius May 27th 2007 6:21 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Miss Eck (Post 4838512)
I don't think so. Re the flights and about deducting the money for the visa ... never heard of anyone doing the latter.

The majority of the Indian and Pakistani owned companies resort to this...Common knowledge...

Jammy_Dodgers May 27th 2007 6:24 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Confucius (Post 4838516)
The majority of the Indian and Pakistani owned companies resort to this...Common knowledge...

Maybe i should name and shame the aforementioned company!

Miss Eck May 27th 2007 6:24 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers (Post 4838524)
Maybe i should name and shame the aforementioned company!

please do!!

Jammy_Dodgers May 27th 2007 6:25 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Confucius (Post 4838506)
Correctomundo...

Thank-you my hetrosexual friend who can appreciate male beauty without being queer.




you also are hot stuff....but no flirting!!

Miss Eck May 27th 2007 6:26 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Confucius (Post 4838516)
The majority of the Indian and Pakistani owned companies resort to this...Common knowledge...

Really? Well alot of employers will get away with what they can I guess.

Miss Eck May 27th 2007 6:26 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers (Post 4838528)
Thank-you my hetrosexual friend who can appreciate male beauty without being queer.




you also are hot stuff....but no flirting!!

boys .. get a room :lol:

Confucius May 27th 2007 6:27 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers (Post 4838528)
Thank-you my hetrosexual friend who can appreciate male beauty without being queer.




you also are hot stuff....but no flirting!!

Now you're making things really hard...

Jammy_Dodgers May 27th 2007 6:27 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Miss Eck (Post 4838526)
please do!!

not sure if i will get into bother with doing that!

Jammy_Dodgers May 27th 2007 6:28 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Confucius (Post 4838534)
Now you're making things really hard...

great pun..

Fairydust May 27th 2007 6:28 am

Re: Job Offer...........wtf!
 

Originally Posted by Miss Eck (Post 4838533)
boys .. get a room :lol:

Hmmm wonder has BC locked up Armani Towers too :huh:

Confucius May 27th 2007 6:30 am

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Originally Posted by Jammy_Dodgers (Post 4838539)
great pun..

If only English was my mother tongue...

Miss Eck May 27th 2007 6:31 am

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Originally Posted by Fairydust (Post 4838541)
Hmmm wonder has BC locked up Armani Towers too :huh:

oh no .. does this mean we have to watch :eek:

oh, and what about the chippy??

Miss Eck May 27th 2007 6:31 am

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Originally Posted by Confucius (Post 4838544)
If only English was my mother tongue...

stop talking about tongues ... this is flirting!

Confucius May 27th 2007 6:33 am

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Originally Posted by Miss Eck (Post 4838548)
stop talking about tongues ... this is flirting!

Read again,until you understand...

Fairydust May 27th 2007 6:34 am

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Originally Posted by Miss Eck (Post 4838546)
oh no .. does this mean we have to watch :eek:

oh, and what about the chippy??

Oh please noooooooooooooooo :eek: It'll be a classic mutual appreciation society show :p

Well I did my stint as barmaid in the Leaky Dhow must be someone else's turn now


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