Worried about Package - Advice Please
Sep 2nd 2008, 5:57 am
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Re: Worried about Package - Advice Please
On my experience in AD, costs are escalting all of the time so it would be prudent to try and get a better deal as you will envitably find that the costs are more than you thought when you get here.
Sounds like you're going with Dubai which from my limited experience of Qatar is the right way to go. There is very little going on in Qatar in terms of entertainment/ beaches etc.. so Dubai would be better in that respect.
Sounds like you're going with Dubai which from my limited experience of Qatar is the right way to go. There is very little going on in Qatar in terms of entertainment/ beaches etc.. so Dubai would be better in that respect.
Sep 3rd 2008, 7:05 pm
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Re: Worried about Package - Advice Please
Thanks for all the replies. It is definitely helping the process of finding what we want. He now has a second interview on Monday in the London office of the Qatar company so we shall see.....
Thanks Again
Thanks Again
Sep 3rd 2008, 11:29 pm
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Re: Worried about Package - Advice Please
My package is 70kAED per month and I am 33 years old working for Main Contractor as MEP Manager. Our Client's Development Managers are Earning more than that, the villas they are living in are more than 300,000 AED per year!
My 3bed appartment in city centre is 225000 AED per year and villas out of town are close to 400K mark... Property is biggest expenditure here. Fees for british school are 36000 AED for Primary and 46000AED per year for Secondary school. Food bills are same as in UK
My 3bed appartment in city centre is 225000 AED per year and villas out of town are close to 400K mark... Property is biggest expenditure here. Fees for british school are 36000 AED for Primary and 46000AED per year for Secondary school. Food bills are same as in UK
Sep 4th 2008, 3:45 am
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Re: Worried about Package - Advice Please
70k includes Housing allowance and education and flights etc but 45k was paid for decorating house or relocating and 2500 AED per adult for excess baggage and initial flights. We get allowance for flights back once a year and rather than end of service garuaty we get 10% gratuaty every year
Sep 4th 2008, 3:59 am
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Re: Worried about Package - Advice Please
70k includes Housing allowance and education and flights etc but 45k was paid for decorating house or relocating and 2500 AED per adult for excess baggage and initial flights. We get allowance for flights back once a year and rather than end of service garuaty we get 10% gratuaty every year
Gratuity - I would check that one, would you not get more if you went the legal route?
Sep 4th 2008, 11:45 am
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Sep 4th 2008, 1:27 pm
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Re: Worried about Package - Advice Please
In this case, the other option is much better since it's 10% and you take it now.
Sep 4th 2008, 1:52 pm
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As far as I remember, the end of service gratuity is the equivalent of a basic monthly salary for every year of service. This is about 8% of the annual basic salary and you take it only at the end of service.
In this case, the other option is much better since it's 10% and you take it now.
In this case, the other option is much better since it's 10% and you take it now.
Sep 4th 2008, 4:02 pm
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Re: Worried about Package - Advice Please
nope some construction firms 'include' that in your salary
Sep 4th 2008, 4:26 pm
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Re: Worried about Package - Advice Please
busybee2, are you sure about this? The end of service gratuity is written into the UAE Labour Law - so everyone should get it.
Sep 4th 2008, 4:37 pm
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yeh i know its in labour law, but long time ago i had heard that certain construction companies included the gratuity in the 'monthly' package, but i am sure if this was challenged they wouldnt get away with it that situation may have changed now
Sep 4th 2008, 6:30 pm
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