Omaa Pay?
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Omaa Pay?
Can someone give me the exact pay details and allowances that is the package currently offered for the Area Controllers at OMAA? Is there two contracts? - SERCO and Government. Thanks for any help offered.
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exact pay I can't tell you, but it is much less than UAE Area expect about 17,000pm (plus housing + schooling) with the bloody awful exchange rate I wouldn't even consider it unless you're desperate for a change.
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The area center is based in Abu Dhabi but not at the airport. Serco = approx AED34k and Government AED33k per month tax free. Serco have the better benefits within the contract but these are the figures you could expect to live off.
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Hi there,
Thanks for that. So SERCO are paying 34,000 per month and the benefits are?: Paid schooling for up to 2 children, free accommodation, 1 free flight back home per year? Is that correct or am I dreaming?
Thanks for that. So SERCO are paying 34,000 per month and the benefits are?: Paid schooling for up to 2 children, free accommodation, 1 free flight back home per year? Is that correct or am I dreaming?
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you are dreaming, 34K is the serco package (includes housing & schooling etc) for me equates to 24K pm. As well we get better leave than the GCAA guys.Sorry I didn't read the first post correctly I thought you were asking about APP.
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Yeh as the guys have said, total package is 34,000 AED a month. If with wife and kids, company accomodation of a 3 bedroom flat will deduct about 6,000 AED a month, leaving 28,000, then deduct a couple of thousand for medical insurance, travel allowance and utility (Water/Electricity) payments, and you are left with about 26,000. Then if one kid is in school, depending on age, deduct between 2 and 3,000 a month, 2 kids obviously double that. So bottom line is no kids at school, pay in your hand of 26,000 AED (a little under 9,000 Aussie dollars a month), one kid, about 24,000 AED (about 8,000 AUD), and 2 kids about 21,000 AED (about 7,000 AUD). These days with the all in package family situation is the biggest deciding factor as to whether you come here. My advice is if you have 2 kids in school look at Bahrain, as they still pay your kids education for you. Cheers and good luck.
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24,000 Utd. Arab Emir. Dirham = 7,834.48 Australian Dollar
In Australia to get paid that after tax you need $136,000 gross, then you pay for your accom, school fees in after tax dollars further reducing that $7835 to $[inset ammount here, based on your accom and kiddie situation] a month to spend on food and beer.
In Australia to get paid that after tax you need $136,000 gross, then you pay for your accom, school fees in after tax dollars further reducing that $7835 to $[inset ammount here, based on your accom and kiddie situation] a month to spend on food and beer.
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Thanks for that. That makes it at least AUD$3000 better than Oman per month which is AUD$36,000 a year. That's a lot of money!!! And even with 2 kids that's AUD$12,000. And less years required in the dust bowl.
OMAN is dragging the chain.!!! I guess that's why all those SA's decided Abu Dhabi was a better offer which it seems to be.
Am I missing anything?
OMAN is dragging the chain.!!! I guess that's why all those SA's decided Abu Dhabi was a better offer which it seems to be.
Am I missing anything?
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Brocky...
Having done both (and still operating in UAE).....Oman takes the cake!
It is a magnificant Country, great people and the money is better as the accomodation is half the price of here in Abu Dhabi, even after the recent Oman rent rise!
If I was married I would never have left the place, bit sleepy in the social scene. As it turns out I am still not married but having a lot more fun trying!!
Horses for course though, the only way to really find out is visit and make your own mind up.
Good Luck
It is a magnificant Country, great people and the money is better as the accomodation is half the price of here in Abu Dhabi, even after the recent Oman rent rise!
If I was married I would never have left the place, bit sleepy in the social scene. As it turns out I am still not married but having a lot more fun trying!!
Horses for course though, the only way to really find out is visit and make your own mind up.
Good Luck
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FOX,
I think you have the nail well planted by the hammer.......if you are in the sand, then it's not all about the money! You have to be prepared for change in every part of your life but the rewards, if you're the type to enjoy them, are worth it. Some prefer Dubai, or AD or Oman, me, toughing it out in Bahrain but wherever, just make the most of it.
Basically it's swings and roundabouts with pay, but find the PLACE that suits you the best and come play for a while.
Peace Out
I think you have the nail well planted by the hammer.......if you are in the sand, then it's not all about the money! You have to be prepared for change in every part of your life but the rewards, if you're the type to enjoy them, are worth it. Some prefer Dubai, or AD or Oman, me, toughing it out in Bahrain but wherever, just make the most of it.
Basically it's swings and roundabouts with pay, but find the PLACE that suits you the best and come play for a while.
Peace Out
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OMAA 'DCA' Pay increase
Any truth in the rumour's that after the local government decree regarding salary increase that the DCA salaries have been adjusted quite favourably??
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From what I understand, The pay increase only went to those on the payroll at the time. The other little sting was that the cunning omani chaps then changed the contract structure from a basic salary of 3000OMR to 1960OMR plus allowances. What this did was reduce any payrise by nearly 40%. This was not the offer when they recruited and it has quite a few people off-side. The cost of schooling is rising for those who have kids and rents cost the average family 600OMR per month.
Let's face it, how many people would come to the desert if they were pocketing the same amount of money in their home country - not many is my guess. I am considering jumping into the sandpit for two reasons - money and the experience. I am sure it would be a fascinating place to live and experience and to travel to other parts of the world. But hey, the same money in your pocket at the end of the day back home. I wouldn't leave but then again, that ain't happen'n either.
Thanks for the posts though - very helpful.
Let's face it, how many people would come to the desert if they were pocketing the same amount of money in their home country - not many is my guess. I am considering jumping into the sandpit for two reasons - money and the experience. I am sure it would be a fascinating place to live and experience and to travel to other parts of the world. But hey, the same money in your pocket at the end of the day back home. I wouldn't leave but then again, that ain't happen'n either.
Thanks for the posts though - very helpful.
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I wrote a great spiel and then the connection dropped out and I lost it all.
Hi Fox3snapshot. Long time between hearing your voice again!
Brocky - The payrise only went to those on the payroll at the time which does nothing for the 12 new arrivals this year. The 8 or so SA's who were coming diverted to Abu Dhabi I believe.
The payrise doesn't cover the rate hikes and for those new arrivals, it's a loss compared to the offer made 6 to 12 months ago. Rents are close to double quoted by the recruiting team and as I said, school fees for those with kids are on the up and up.
I accept that rent rises can be unpredictable but not passing on the payrise makes me srcatch my head. Pay is dictated by race here, not experience or the fact that we all do the same job
(we should all be on the same pay) Couple that with the fact that they changed the contract from a basic salary of 3000OMR to something like 1690OMR plus allowances, reduced the payrise by about 40% as it was based on basic salary only. I was reluctant to sign when I first read the ACTUAL contract but what do you do after you have spent money to get here and packed up your family and travelled half way around the world?
On the other side of the coin, I live in a local suburb with the locals and they are very friendly and generous. I have had tea, coffee and dinner with them and they can't do enough for you. If anything too friendly. In a world of so much hurt - I don't mind
It is a wonderfully different place and will do for now but the rises in costs and the exchange rate is killing us in the short term, the package is ok but nothing to sing about. I am lucky in that I am not sending money back home; If you you were, then think twice. The lack of payrise has left a sour taste in the mouth of quite a few and it won't take much for people to move on at short notice if things don't change.
I'm honest. I'm here for the money and it's a bonus to experience the life here and the chance to travel further abroad. The people I work with are great but no different to anywhere else in the world and it's fun learning the language and making them laugh when I stuff it up But money talks and so do feet.
Hi Fox3snapshot. Long time between hearing your voice again!
Brocky - The payrise only went to those on the payroll at the time which does nothing for the 12 new arrivals this year. The 8 or so SA's who were coming diverted to Abu Dhabi I believe.
The payrise doesn't cover the rate hikes and for those new arrivals, it's a loss compared to the offer made 6 to 12 months ago. Rents are close to double quoted by the recruiting team and as I said, school fees for those with kids are on the up and up.
I accept that rent rises can be unpredictable but not passing on the payrise makes me srcatch my head. Pay is dictated by race here, not experience or the fact that we all do the same job
(we should all be on the same pay) Couple that with the fact that they changed the contract from a basic salary of 3000OMR to something like 1690OMR plus allowances, reduced the payrise by about 40% as it was based on basic salary only. I was reluctant to sign when I first read the ACTUAL contract but what do you do after you have spent money to get here and packed up your family and travelled half way around the world? On the other side of the coin, I live in a local suburb with the locals and they are very friendly and generous. I have had tea, coffee and dinner with them and they can't do enough for you. If anything too friendly. In a world of so much hurt - I don't mind
It is a wonderfully different place and will do for now but the rises in costs and the exchange rate is killing us in the short term, the package is ok but nothing to sing about. I am lucky in that I am not sending money back home; If you you were, then think twice. The lack of payrise has left a sour taste in the mouth of quite a few and it won't take much for people to move on at short notice if things don't change.
I'm honest. I'm here for the money and it's a bonus to experience the life here and the chance to travel further abroad. The people I work with are great but no different to anywhere else in the world and it's fun learning the language and making them laugh when I stuff it up
But money talks and so do feet.
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How's trix mate?
Well when it comes to exchange rates, I have always enjoyed entering the conversation with my disgust at where the USD has gone since I arrived over here (almost halved in value in fact
), but the truth is I have never sent anything home anyway!!!! 
My shares with Heinekin and Bernie Ecclestones Grand Prix fund haven't been doing too well, in fact apart from a broken down liver and hearing loss I haven't got to much to show for 10 years in the Gulf!!!
Well when it comes to exchange rates, I have always enjoyed entering the conversation with my disgust at where the USD has gone since I arrived over here (almost halved in value in fact
), but the truth is I have never sent anything home anyway!!!! My shares with Heinekin and Bernie Ecclestones Grand Prix fund haven't been doing too well, in fact apart from a broken down liver and hearing loss I haven't got to much to show for 10 years in the Gulf!!!
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Just wondering, do many people leave the wife and kids at home and head off to the sandpit? Does it make a difference to what $$$ you have in the hand at the end of the day? And how long are the contracts generally?
Questions, questions, questions. Thanks for all the answers you guys have been giving.
Cheers,
NFR.
Questions, questions, questions. Thanks for all the answers you guys have been giving.
Cheers,
NFR.
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Fox: Perhaps I should have exlpained better. Is there an issue, financially, if the wife and kids come over after you to align with school year or when their work may start? My wife's a teacher and she might land a gig 2, 3, 4 months after I get there. I understand that some of the more generous contracts have housing and education as part of the package, so is it an issue for the fam to follow a bit later on?
Before we were married, we lived apart internationally for two years and survived that, so as much as I would prefer it not to happen, it is achievable for us to be apart.
Cheers,
NFR.
Before we were married, we lived apart internationally for two years and survived that, so as much as I would prefer it not to happen, it is achievable for us to be apart.
Cheers,
NFR.
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There isn't an issue with doing that NFR, but a word of warning on the schools in the Gulf. If they know that your wife is married to a person who is already working here they will be cheap bastards and not hire her as an overseas hire (which gives her the return air tickets, accomodation allowance, and a higher salary) and will try and hire her as a local hire. The upside of local hire though is that she could walk into almost any school in the UAE and be hired tomorrow because she is a cheap local hire teacher which saves the schools mega bucks. Advice is if she is going to be a local hire, play hardball on the salary cos they are winning big by getting her, versus having to pay to sponsor someone in from overseas themselves.
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NFR
Sorry mate got rid of my ranting post, was having flashbacks from my childhood days 
The whole idea of being left behind again got me all emotional...
The whole idea of being left behind again got me all emotional...
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