Robbies

I have been reading up on the maternity laws in Dubai, and it states that usually you have to be with a company for a year prior to gaining full maternity benefits from a company.

Do you have to be with the company a year before trying (1 year working + 9 months work/pregnancy), or a year before going on maternity leave (4 months working + 9 months work/pregnancy at the earliest)??

Blue Cat

not 100% sure to be honest with you as I had been working a while when I found out I was pregnant. It is irrelevant really as you only get 45 days leave which I took before the birth anyway as I was knackered all the time!

Madam Medusa

as far as i know, you just need to have been working there for a year...

MM, xx

arbroath_abroad

cant remember what the wifes entitlements are, and she has not been with her company for a year.

I have still to find out how much maternity leave i get when my nipper is born

prob the square root of FA

Blue Cat

FACT

Robbies

thanks for the info. guess we can clarify with our employer when we arrive... countdown well underway. head to Dubai in 1.5 weeks, then a month in UK, then back to Dubai early Aug..... cannot wait!

Blue Cat

we look forward to seeing you at one of our nights out. I suggest you don't mention maternity benefits at the interview as you may well find you/your wife won't get the job. A friend of mine was sacked halfway through her pregnancy for no reason whatsoever and I had heard that Emirates Air Hostesses were binned on announcement of their pregnancies.

Border Reiver

Cabin Crew aren't allowed to fly once the pregnancy is confirmed so in the real world they are found ground jobs- here they are booted out. The fact that most of them are single as well complicates things.

Blue Cat

oh dear!!

Border Reiver

I believe, but I couldn't swear to it, that they can sometimes be rehired once they have had the baby but the baby isn't entitled to any employment perks like health insurance, tickets home etc...

Blue Cat

I heard they were just binned, straight off! gone! just like that !

Fairydust

depends on circumstances and who you know !!!!!!!!!

arbroath_abroad

that used to be the case, now as the UAE moves into the 19th century, they are begining to come round as i know of a few people who have returned after giving birth.

Blue Cat

things are looking up then!