MM, most expats I know didn't rent in the equivalent of Mayfair etc. What they did do was rent within the housing allowance 2 or 3 years ago. Now they find that at tenancy renewal they are looking at $2-3000 pcm increase in rental whilst the company have only given a $200 pcm increase in the allowance.
Options?
1. Pay the balance from salary. Unacceptable.
2. Move to a cheaper area, uproot family, move kids to new schools etc.
Also unacceptable.
3. Leave. For many, a preferable choice - especially as there are so many
well paid positions available.
Sadly, I think SIA Cargo will not react until a lot of people have left. How nice it would be if they could actually do the right thing without HR having to get the calculators out for once.
