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Previously on "Time for tin hats in the age of austerity"
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Originally posted by KentPhilip View PostI think you get 56 days a year in the UK for holidays.
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Originally posted by Diver View PostEven for a two week holiday?
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Originally posted by AlfredJPruffock View PostAltough you may recall I quoted Greenspan back in February as saying the credit crises would pose a 'disturbing new economic reality'.... spoilsport - eh?
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I think much of this credit-crunch-doom is overblown by conspiracy theorists-terrorists-ne'erdowells- everything is going to be just fine fine fine.
Altough you may recall I quoted Greenspan back in February as saying the credit crises would pose a 'disturbing new economic reality'.... spoilsport - eh?
On the lighter side - it wasnt very long ago that GW Bush said of his excellency Mr Blair that ' you can take what that guy says and put it in the bank'.
Quite Mr Bush - quite.
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If you return to Britain in the same tax year, you have to declare it and then it is taxed.
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Originally posted by Diver View PostMy contact in the gulf is direct with a marine civil's company HR department.
It isn't an IT post. It's Marine civils & Project supervisor on harbour & jetty construction.
As for the Tax thing. I haven't a clue, but thanks for the hint
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Originally posted by KentPhilip View PostImpressive
The gulf option is getting seriously tempting (do I mean temp-pting) no.
Are there any decent agencies that handle work out there?
Second question: Do you have to stay in Dubai or wherever for a whole year to qualify for tax-free status. Or can you do a spell in France as well during the year (by which I mean rowing a boat from France over to Jersey/guernsey and sneaking back into blighty for a pack of chips and a pint.)
It isn't an IT post. It's Marine civils & Project supervisor on harbour & jetty construction.
As for the Tax thing. I haven't a clue, but thanks for the hint
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Originally posted by Diver View PostI've been offered a 4 year post in Dubai. £100000 pa + free accommodation & food. car, fuel and driver. 4 return flights a year.
Oh! did I mention Tax free
Wifey doesn't want me to go
May have to once the starving homeless hoards start stalking the streets over here
The gulf option is getting seriously tempting (do I mean temp-pting) no.
Are there any decent agencies that handle work out there?
Second question: Do you have to stay in Dubai or wherever for a whole year to qualify for tax-free status. Or can you do a spell in France as well during the year (by which I mean rowing a boat from France over to Jersey/guernsey and sneaking back into blighty for a pack of chips and a pint.)
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I've been offered a 4 year post in Dubai. £100000 pa + free accommodation & food. car, fuel and driver. 4 return flights a year.
Oh! did I mention Tax free
Wifey doesn't want me to go
May have to once the starving homeless hoards start stalking the streets over here
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Oh, deary, deary, dear. And there's me just started a long term, public sector gig.
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The contract market hasn't (yet) dropped off the proverbial cliff.
In the 2001-2003 downturn most job sectors were OK or recovered quickly, apart from IT where contractors and permies has a bad time. This time round it's holding up well. Of course if we have a general recession/depression then we're all f***ked, but in the meantime believe it if and when it happens.
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Originally posted by Turion View Posthttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/com...cle4882519.ece
Hope you're all prepared for a good dose of bench time and/or crappy rates for the next year or two. Hope you've all squirreled away enough nuts to survive the long economic winter that's about to desend upon us. Feel sorry for those shackled by big mortgages, school fees, debts and all those expensive thinggies we commit to during the good times. Never mind, there's always the permie jobs out there - or maybe not.
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