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The schooling allowance has increased but will not cover 100% for sure. The problem in the Gulf is that 'independent education' is a huge business, captive market etc. The overseas allowance for boarding schools is still quite good, depending on which country you send them to of course.
Houseing allowance is adequate in comparison to one or two other Gulf airlines, however the whole face of this has beeen changing so fast throughout the Gulf where greedy landlords are having their day with little legislation to protect the tennant...rip off the expat syndrome I suppose, but hey, we chose to come here so.
I don't know what your standard of living is or what your interpretation of a 'truly nice 3-4 bedroom villa' is. However I personally have what I think is a 'nice' 3 bedroomed villa with an adequate garden with access to a squash court, tennis court and a pool...no golf course though...I pay 650 BDs for this at the moment.
PS... if you are smart you will have a 'truly nice 4' bedroomed house or two in your own country...this is after all why we become expats is it not.
EPR set and others
One Year Basis Salary added towards final settlement. Egilibilty period for this is minimum 3 years with the company.
This statement is incorrect. It should read; one months basic salary for every year of service I think. This is quite similar to what a lot of expats are given in the Gulf. Emirates have a ''provident fund', however if the bottom falls out of it, they will get a minimum of their 'end of service benefits', which I believe to be the same as I outlined, or similar.
Chao