To me it's another pay cut. The step increase is for our seniority. Here is the link for the official infilation rate in UAE.
United Arab Emirates Inflation Rate Forecast
And that's from the government. We all know that it's biased from our bills.
Re reduction in overtime threshold, it's not something given to us, it's a fraction of what has been stolen from us years back.
I'm not venting, angry or frustrated anymore. I'm just giving the facts. I wasn't expecting much and I was right.
I'm still sending out applications....only if I had a better passport I'd be gone by now. I'm one of those who is stuck and that's what they are counting on.
TI74