EK Resignation Tips
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Just cashed my cheque the other day at NDB HQ without an account, it was no problem. They won't money transfer for you though unless you have an open account but their cross rates are poor anyway so it's not worth transferring with them. I headed off to Al sari at midriff and transferred the cash. Just make sure if you do this though you take passport and a copy of your end of service letter and the receipt of the cashed cheque or they won't transfer for you as you are now a non resident. That is also the trap of closing your NDB account after you have your residency visa cancelled, the bank require a copy of your visa and a copy of your uae id to close the account so keep copies of everything.
Flyby2013,
In regards to moving allowance, it's in the staff travel manual as you would expect
but I think from memory the first bracket is from 3-5 years service to be eligible for freight allowance..
Flyby2013,
In regards to moving allowance, it's in the staff travel manual as you would expect
but I think from memory the first bracket is from 3-5 years service to be eligible for freight allowance..
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Thanks for the info FuelFlow.
So, they pay you your monthly basic salary / 30 per day of leave (or your annual basic salary / 365)? That is nowhere near enough compensation for leave which they have denied.
We do not work 30 days per month or 365 days per year. We are required to have 24 days off in any consecutive 84 days. That equates to 2 days a week or 104 days per year. Our contractual leave is 42 days or 6 weeks, so that would remove another 30 working days. That leaves 231 days per year on which we are available to work. So the absolute minimum rate at which you should be compensated for denied leave should be annual basic / 231. Anything less is a complete rip off.
However, when you take leave during employment you receive more than just basic pay. The Employee Regs Manual states that "Payment during annual leave is credited at gross monthly salary i.e. basic pay plus all allowances." The biggest allowance is housing allowance. When you take leave you are paid basic plus housing (whether you take the allowance or not) plus education. Why would you settle for significantly less when you resign?
For these reasons, I will be taking all of my leave on resignation.
So, they pay you your monthly basic salary / 30 per day of leave (or your annual basic salary / 365)? That is nowhere near enough compensation for leave which they have denied.
We do not work 30 days per month or 365 days per year. We are required to have 24 days off in any consecutive 84 days. That equates to 2 days a week or 104 days per year. Our contractual leave is 42 days or 6 weeks, so that would remove another 30 working days. That leaves 231 days per year on which we are available to work. So the absolute minimum rate at which you should be compensated for denied leave should be annual basic / 231. Anything less is a complete rip off.
However, when you take leave during employment you receive more than just basic pay. The Employee Regs Manual states that "Payment during annual leave is credited at gross monthly salary i.e. basic pay plus all allowances." The biggest allowance is housing allowance. When you take leave you are paid basic plus housing (whether you take the allowance or not) plus education. Why would you settle for significantly less when you resign?
For these reasons, I will be taking all of my leave on resignation.
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Receipt of Provident Fund
For information; gone now (from EK and the ME) for less than 3 weeks.
I opted for the direct transfer of my provident fund to my nominated overseas account - it just turned up there! In other words I think 3 weeks seems to be the norm.
I opted for the direct transfer of my provident fund to my nominated overseas account - it just turned up there! In other words I think 3 weeks seems to be the norm.
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Seaman Staynes It is written on the license verification letter which you can apply for here: www.gcaa.gov.ae > E-Services > Verification Letter.
it will say something along the lines of:
it will say something along the lines of:
Our records show no licensing action or involvement in any incident/accident concerning the above
mentioned license holder.
mentioned license holder.
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Pension scheme transfers
I received a suggestion from a colleague to transfer my pension after have left the company.
Reason being that any transfers back to Dubai incur a 1% fee in addition to the forex charges from your fund currency to dirhams and again to whatever currency you have in your transfer account.
As it turns out it's been a month of emails and telephone calls to the managing company in the Isle of Man with very slow progress. Apparently once you have left the premises, the Know Your Client rules kick in and you have to start from scratch.
Better to transfer direct to your home country while still an employee, methinks.
CK
Reason being that any transfers back to Dubai incur a 1% fee in addition to the forex charges from your fund currency to dirhams and again to whatever currency you have in your transfer account.
As it turns out it's been a month of emails and telephone calls to the managing company in the Isle of Man with very slow progress. Apparently once you have left the premises, the Know Your Client rules kick in and you have to start from scratch.
Better to transfer direct to your home country while still an employee, methinks.
CK
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Resignation letter addressed to whom?
Can someone who has done this recently please elaborate. When mine goes in I want to be gone 90 days later - not 93 because I formatted the thing wrong or sent it to the wrong person.
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Does leave taken during notice period extend your notice period?
Anyone with experience of this?
That's what this cut and paste looks like i.e. if you take 10 days vacation during your notice period, your notice period becomes 100 days instead of 90.
"An employee may request to take outstanding annual leave during the notice period. If such a request is approved by their line manager, then the notice period will be offset by the approved period of annual leave."
That's what this cut and paste looks like i.e. if you take 10 days vacation during your notice period, your notice period becomes 100 days instead of 90.
"An employee may request to take outstanding annual leave during the notice period. If such a request is approved by their line manager, then the notice period will be offset by the approved period of annual leave."
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I took my planned 21 days during my 90 day notice and it made no difference to my exit date. I had given my leaving date in my notice email, which was eventually acknowledged.
CK
I took my planned 21 days during my 90 day notice and it made no difference to my exit date. I had given my leaving date in my notice email, which was eventually acknowledged.
CK
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GCAA Licence
Hi Guys,
don't get behind with the 3 months of madness during resignation! The 100 hour rosters don't help...
Sorry that it's been mentioned before, but I can't find the reference to the GCAA licence. It was mentioned that EK demand the card back or it's a AED500 penalty, but someone mentioned that you can get a replacement at CAA for a lot less. Any advice please!
Also, I don't remember ever being given one of those SOS contact detail cards with the EK logo on it, but I believe they are also on the standard AED500 penalty sheet.... CC Service Centre near the old mailboxes gave me one with a smile.
don't get behind with the 3 months of madness during resignation! The 100 hour rosters don't help...
Sorry that it's been mentioned before, but I can't find the reference to the GCAA licence. It was mentioned that EK demand the card back or it's a AED500 penalty, but someone mentioned that you can get a replacement at CAA for a lot less. Any advice please!
Also, I don't remember ever being given one of those SOS contact detail cards with the EK logo on it, but I believe they are also on the standard AED500 penalty sheet.... CC Service Centre near the old mailboxes gave me one with a smile.
short flights long nights
No one ever asked for my licence back, and I did not get 500 dit fine for keeping it either.
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WK...
I had heard during my out processing the DL and ATP were in some cases, requested back. BOTH are government documents, not EK documents. Was clarifying for the poster my experience with those two items. I was able to keep both as neither were asked for prior to leaving.
Kap
I had heard during my out processing the DL and ATP were in some cases, requested back. BOTH are government documents, not EK documents. Was clarifying for the poster my experience with those two items. I was able to keep both as neither were asked for prior to leaving.
Kap
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The difference though is that you have paid for the DL and EK pays for the ATPL... Even if they are both issued by government departments Likewise the ID card is paid for by us, not the company...
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Events of the last few days of employment
I think I asked this before but I can't dig it up at the moment.
If you elect to take the dirham cheque as Provident settlement, do you receive that cheque at least a few days before your residence visa is cancelled? I would imagine that having a large-ish cheque in hand but no residence visa could lead to complications with wiring the money outbound or banking operations in general.
If you elect to take the dirham cheque as Provident settlement, do you receive that cheque at least a few days before your residence visa is cancelled? I would imagine that having a large-ish cheque in hand but no residence visa could lead to complications with wiring the money outbound or banking operations in general.
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You get it on your last day, Dropp. I had set up an account at home ( with some trouble, but possible), that I deposited it into when I got home. Cheque was cleared in under 2 weeks. Then converted to local currency at my lesuire.
See if you can set up a foreign currency account with your bank. You have to find someone who knows what they are talking about, the first answer will be....cannot. But that's not true, at least in Australia.
See if you can set up a foreign currency account with your bank. You have to find someone who knows what they are talking about, the first answer will be....cannot. But that's not true, at least in Australia.
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In case anyone wants to know - been gone 4 months now and absolutely no regrets. Earning a little less but so much happier and healthier. However, I was fotunate enough to get my home base which makes a huge difference.
And I was never good at the long-haul lifestyle so working daytime only suits me so much better. Even if I am flying more sectors overall.
The family is infinitely more happy which is the main point for me...
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Annual leave tickets in the year of departure
How does this work? Suppose you utilise your ALT six months into your last year and then depart. Do you get a deduction to cover 50% of the cost?