It's Ramadan....any news?
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IanUAE said:
Ramadan news? Yep. Looks like I will be spending most of it in Dubai! I am still in the office by 07:30 but leaving about 4pm which means I should be spending some time in the golf driving range.
Popped to Emirates yesterday afternoon, managed 1 stack of balls before I was sick of wiping sweat out of my eyeballs!dxbtiger said:
Rachie said:
Nada
We're working normal hours too, the lady doing my pedicure says I should get paid over time, I laughed and laughed and laughed.
Are they good enough to at least admit they are breaking labour laws?We're working normal hours too, the lady doing my pedicure says I should get paid over time, I laughed and laughed and laughed.
Also is it the norm to have your holiday pay withheld until the end of the year?
Never heard of holiday pay. Unless they mean that they dock your pay for days you take off and pay you back at the end of the year? Something similar was tried on me as I wanted to take a couple of days off during my probation period.
First two years I was here, (have I been here this long already?) I was told verbally that Ramadan laws/hours etc did not apply to me as I was not Muslim so ended up working normal hours..
First two years I was here, (have I been here this long already?) I was told verbally that Ramadan laws/hours etc did not apply to me as I was not Muslim so ended up working normal hours..
Psychobert said:
Never heard of holiday pay. Unless they mean that they dock your pay for days you take off and pay you back at the end of the year? Something similar was tried on me as I wanted to take a couple of days off during my probation period.
First two years I was here, (have I been here this long already?) I was told verbally that Ramadan laws/hours etc did not apply to me as I was not Muslim so ended up working normal hours..
Only people in the whole of Dubai that aren't entitled to Ramadan hours are non-faster in DIFC, which I am and I still get Ramadan hours.First two years I was here, (have I been here this long already?) I was told verbally that Ramadan laws/hours etc did not apply to me as I was not Muslim so ended up working normal hours..
Every other freezone HAS to comply with it.
Holiday in probation (first 3 months) is usually unpaid ime.
Rachie said:
I don't receive my basic if I'm on leave and get it back end of the year.
WTF????edit - you should print this and pin to staff notice board...
http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/the-law-h...
Our office allows none Muslims to 'volunteer' to stay until normal finish if they want to.
One senior guy has left at 2 both ramadans in the 2yrs he's been there. It hasn't done his career any favours. We have a very generous bonus scheme which is designed to encourage additional effort.
The holiday pay thing sounds well dodgy.
One senior guy has left at 2 both ramadans in the 2yrs he's been there. It hasn't done his career any favours. We have a very generous bonus scheme which is designed to encourage additional effort.
The holiday pay thing sounds well dodgy.
Currently wondering what the situation is when although I've not been told directly to work longer hours, the only way I will get done what we promised we would do will be the majority of the week being 12hour days.. Annoyingly in Abu Dhabi. Still, at least I will miss tonights Iftar carnage..
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