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Originally posted by cojak View PostBe a man.Originally posted by Stevie Wonder BoyI can't see any way to do it can you please advise?
I want my account deleted and all of my information removed, I want to invoke my right to be forgotten.Comment
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Originally posted by doodab View PostI wouldn't bother. Rates are crap compared to the UK cos it's chock full of Indians who will do the job for half the price, and it's not a cheap place to live. There also have terrible problems with late payment, it's a way of life, and the roads are pretty dangerous (think 1st or 2nd highest rate of fatal accidents in the world...)
Apartment rents are paid 1 year in advance.
Pay rates are reduced as soon as they think you want to stay.Fiscal nomad it's legal.Comment
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Spent a few years working in Dubai and Saudi as a consultant for a middleware vendor (I was permie).
I don't think I met any other westerners over there who were not on some kind of expat package.
Local rates were crap then (late 90s) and I have no reason to think they'd have got any better.
Technical roles were more and more being taken by Indians and, in Saudi, there was a policy of Saudi-isation where locals were being encouraged to work. Not that you'd be able to swan into Saudi and pick up a contract willy-nilly anyhow as you need a sponsor.Comment
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Originally posted by wurzel View PostSpent a few years working in Dubai and Saudi as a consultant for a middleware vendor (I was permie).
I don't think I met any other westerners over there who were not on some kind of expat package.
Local rates were crap then (late 90s) and I have no reason to think they'd have got any better.
Crap expat rates started n the aftermath of the Kuwait war. The UK economy wasn't too hot at the time and folks were being offered the equivalent of UK permie salaries with the carrot of "But there's no tax"*. To attract people they provided better facilities such as squash courts, satellite TV etc.
I knew several hardware engineers who would have been no better off under those deals. Instead they could keep their company cars, stay with their famiies etc, No contest.
* and beware returning to the UK early in case you ended up being liable for that tax anywayLast edited by Sysman; 19 June 2012, 10:16.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Originally posted by Sysman View PostBack in the 70s and 80s Middle East expat packages could be worth doing to stack up the cash to buy a home outright.
Crap expat rates started n the aftermath of the Kuwait war. The UK economy wasn't too hot at the time and folks were being offered the equivalent of UK permie salaries with the carrot of "But there's no tax". To attract people they provided better facilities such as sports facilities, satellite TV etc.
I knew several hardware engineers who would have been no better off under those deals. Instead they could keep their company cars, stay with their famiies etc, No contest.Comment
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Originally posted by wurzel View PostYes, plus the 365 day rule.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Originally posted by Sysman View PostCrossed posts. See my edited addition about returning to the UK early.Comment
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Originally posted by Sysman View Post
* and beware returning to the UK early in case you ended up being liable for that tax anywayComment
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Originally posted by wurzel View PostYes, plus the 365 day rule.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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