Yep, my chief stamped and signed my log book when I was on my way out last summer, no problems and a friendly chat too; no invite for a Costa though.

:ok:

Easier to get a single page print out signed and stamped by the Fleet Manager. Shows dates of employment and when you upgraded as well.

Of course mine was done before the mass exodus so YMMV.


TP

Mine stamped and signed earlier this spring. No questions asked. No problems whatsoever having the printout or logbook done. You can even have a personal letter printed and stamped which shows your dates and hours.

Resignation tip: Police Check before leaving the UAE
 

Hi All,

Most may already know this... .

When resigning from EK and leaving Dubai make sure you get a current police check before leaving the UAE.

I've Moved back to Australia and in the process of flying for QF, trying to get a police check here for living in the UAE is a complete nightmare... looking at 1-2 months of getting it. Is it like this anywhere else?

Anyone know how long it takes to receive the money from the provident fund if you ask for it to be sent direct to your bank account? Does it come after your last day of service? Thanks.

In respect of the police 'Good Conduct Certificate' - I went to Port Rashid police station. Copy of passport, residence visa, UAE ID, two passport photos and 220AED. Place is empty - it took 5 minutes. Picked it up two days later. No problems.

I thought the standard was to leave the car running at the airport terminal and just go...or best,to operate back home and never come back...or things have improved ?

Can anyone who has left recently confirm if and how many days off were blocked off on your roster prior to your last day?

I've asked this of the relevant people but am awaiting a response..

Cheers.

I'm pretty sure it was 3 days.

It is 3 working days.

But bear in mind that if your 3rd day is on a Thursday its realistically only 2.5 Days for obvious reasons. And if anyone screws up your leaving process there's nothing to be done after midday Thursday... I would opt to stay in Dubai for a further 3 days if you can before they book you out on the repatriation ticket.

Imagine if there's a dispute on the final paycheque amount?

I had 5 days blocked off but 2 were a Friday & Saturday. That was Dec 2015

I have 3 blocked, "last day in office" is the 28th, last day of employment is the 31st

Which day would you expect the financial settlement to occur?

Thanks for the responses.

The financial settlement is on the last day. As pointed out - make sure that's not the day before your repat flight is booked. If they get your settlement wrong on a Thursday you may be stuffed if you leave town for the final time that weekend...

Having said that, no mistakes were made with my final pay. And the retention of 4000 dhs was paid into my nominated bank account 8 weeks later with no issues.

Things seem to be going downhill rapidly there since I left though. Not sure if there's any way to stop the rot OR if there is any intention of stopping the rot. Shame.

Best of luck, hope not too many are affected by the house upheavals :-(

Leave balance and resignation
 

I'd appreciate any recent experience in using leave balance to shorten the notice period. I've got over 60 days of leave balance and wanted to use these to shorten my notice period from three months to four weeks. Will HR approve this? Or will they force you to get it paid out because they're short of crew?

The financial settlement is on the last day.
 

Eh? So if one is relatively senior they pass you a cheque for several million dirhams and then kick you out of the country 24 hours later? It takes a day or two for that cheque to clear and several days for it to be wire-transferred from your UAE "bank" to the real world. Are you seriously suggesting you are happy to skip town with that movement still in process?

I am quite accustomed to being treated contempuously while working here - I was kind of hoping that would stop once I resigned.

What's even worse is that on the final day you must sign a form stating that EK have paid you all money they owe you. Which they haven't of course, because that will come later. But you are required to sign the letter to say you've received it, or else you get zip.

Seems that the money usually turns up, but it's 100% trust....:hmm:

AA,
I find that hard to believe. None of my colleagues have mentioned this form and I know most would not have signed it in advance. I can't see a stalemate where one refuses to sign said form and company refuses to pay until signed. ( unless you're referring to the withholding amount).

No chance I'm afraid... I suggested the idea and it wasn't entertained.

They do pay your balance out in the final paychecque though.

There IS a form which you sign on day one of the three days in the ESC.. you agree to the settlement amount (whether you like it or not!) and then you finalize all your releases with each department such as accommodation, uniforms, ID returns etc... only then will you get your magical exit checque.

You can cash it immediately downstairs in NBD. Then transfer it to your chosen account across the lobby at the exchange place.

Alternatively you can request EK to transfer it to your bank acct but you have to leave it in their trust as it won't arrive until you are well away from Dubai.

I went with the former and had no problems with the transfer from the exchange guys. It even arrived before my flight the next evening. Felt a bit weird walking across the EGHQ lobby with 30k USD in my backpack though...! (All the unused leave they had to pay me!)

Also, in addition the provident fund arrived after 4 weeks in my USD EXPAT account in Jersey.

Your provident is handled and kept in the isle of man so EK can't mess with that one... just make sure your account details are correct as there's a big admin fee to correct it if you screw up!

DROPP - I think you may be confused assuming you have to collect your provident on the last day. Just let the provident company in the IOM handle the transfer - don't even think of carrying that cash across the lobby!

You can cash it immediately downstairs in NBD. Then transfer it to your chosen accoun
 

This won't work for 3,600,000 dirhams. I don't have that many suitcases.

Just let the provident company in the IOM handle the transfer - don't even think of c
 

This won't work for people from certain blighted nations whose tax authorities will consider the provident fund disbursment as income if it arrives in one's home country after leaving Dubai.

The bill in my case would be 1,700,000 dirhams.

EK Resignation Tips
 

To actually DO it. :}

Does anyone know what the story is if you use your ALT in the months before you resign but you don't have the full year of service associated with it?

Ie. Qualified for this years ALT in February 2016. Last day is in June 2016.
You used your ALT once you qualified for it in February.

Do they recoup any of the ticket amount (pro-rata) as you weren't here for the whole year?

Does it impact you getting your repatriation ticket or can you use both without any extra costs?

Cheers, Rosso

If working towards a 'planned exit' from EK, when is the best time to hand in your resignation with the 3 month notice so as not to get done for school fees i.e. you get your full amount for the year paid out without having any recouped pro-rata? Don't they pro-rate them through August?

Rosso, what date in February? I think I saw somewhere they would recoup it if you'd used it six months into the year, but I could be wrong.

@Bulford

They do pro-rate through August.
Even though School finishes 2 months earlier.
Yeah I know - I couldn't believe it either.
Source: a friend whose leaving day was 30th June.

I believe 1st June resignation fixes that for you.
Enjoy your last flight - a night-turn to the Subcontinent will be rostered automatically .-)

I have the same question as Rosso, anybody with more info on ALTs if you are planning to be gone by August

So here is a question...

A colleague of mine mentioned this yesterday to me and it got me thinking. I can't find the answer...

What happens if you resign a month before your 15th year is complete, do you still get the tickets for life? Is it like the bonus and you still get this even whilst on notice period?

I have been looking in the employment regs at continuous service and trying to find an answer

Uplink

Send an email to fleet admin or better still, next time you're in HQ call in and ask someone.

I've been into Flight Ops 3 times within the last few weeks and on every occasion, the lovely local ladies are normally either stood around chatting to each other, staring into their phones or just smiling nicely at you whilst drinking coffee at their paraphernalia filled desks. Not having enough time to help shouldn't be a factor!

Good luck! :hmm:

BYMONEK

You have been to Flight Ops 3 times in a week...why would you do that unless you have been a naughty boy..or the mother in law is in town?

.....Or both! One actual visit was to see why a claim for a shortage in down route allowances was taking near on 6 months and 5 email requests, non of which were being answered. RB is the gentleman involved in the refund process and can often be seen 'wondering' around looking busy but actually doing cock all! He NEVER answers emails. It normally has to be stepped up past him, admin and then to a manager before anything gets done. I'm sorry but WTF??!!!

Funny, when you owe THEM money, it's out of you salary that month!

My patience and tolerance levels were so short by the time I was in my last few months - I realized it was less stressful to write some things off rather than spend endless days in EGHQ getting strssed and frustrated with it all.

Clearances
 

So it is understood that Emirates will need you to clear all the guarantees they have in their system before your release. That seems pretty straightforward.

Did anyone who has resigned looked further than that to avoid any unpleasantness at the airport on the day of departure? By this I mean is it possible some long-forgotten business arrangement or credit card could be hanging in the background and associated with one's residence visa such that when one went to leave you were held back?

If one wished to display an excess of caution is there a method to check such a thing before the actual day of leaving?

Hi Buford,

Sorry for the delayed response. No prizes for guessing why I was busy. 🛫🛬🛫🛬🛫🛬🛫🛬

It will only be 4 months into the ALT year when I leave so definitely less than the 6 months you mentioned. I still can't find any reference in the manuals.

Advice from someone else's experience would be appreciated or a reference if someone has one.

Cheers Rosso.

Amazingly you don't actually have to close your bank account or credit card account before you leave Dubai. I even know someone who has kept their account open.

I also know one guy who forgot to cancel his internet before he left and had to send money via western union to an emirati guy to make sure his small debt was cleared.

I guess the only obstacle would be if you were trying to escape and someone had reported you to the police for owing them money. If that was the case they would have already got you by now...

I have kept a DXB account open and even had a credit card for the first 4 months, HSBC wanted my credit card cancelled but were fine with leaving the account open. The EK Citi card was never linked to my salary so we just paid into it to keep a positive balance, was very useful while we were trying to set up in new country for car hire etc where a debit does not cut the mustard and we waited for local banks to issue cards.