Well, I have to agree that it's appalling to ask for permission to 'leave' Dubai. I doubt for one minute that everyone does anyway.The rule should be written'permission to leave UAE' because that's what they really mean, surely! My take on it is that if it were that importantant, it should have been mentioned during recruitment and form part of the contract. Including it in the FOM does not cut it i'm afraid and may not look good in court if that was the sole reason for a dissmissal.Especially in a UK,US or European court of law.The excuse of "well, we're your sponsors so we need to know where you are" is complete tosh!
Having said all that, I've only heard of the very odd occassion of it being refused, and not from anyone directly effected so is it all a storm in a teacup? I think filejw is right in that it's the principle more than anything that winds people up. I've certainly not had a problem with it. The time to pick the fight would be if it were refused. If this starts happening on a regular basis then apart from a few sad muppets, most will not be answering their phones..........at home of course!
