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Did the ICEAT/KSU teachers get paid before the Eid break?
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awardtour



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 2:43 pm    Post subject: Did the ICEAT/KSU teachers get paid before the Eid break? Reply with quote
Anyone?
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nomad soul



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
You might elaborate more---especially give some context.
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Betrayer of Hope



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Since the Hajj break falls in the new month, teachers will most likely get paid after the Hajj holidays, when the month ends. This would give ICEAT the opportunity to deduct salaries from teachers who come back late from their holidays.

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awardtour



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
nomad soul wrote:
You might elaborate more---especially give some context.


I will be very happy to elaborate at a later date. Very happy indeed.

In the mean time thanks for the info.
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myohmy



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 6:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
nomad soul wrote:
You might elaborate more---especially give some context.


I thought the question was a straightforward one and required no additional context. For the reading challenged, I offer this translation: Did the ICEAT teachers who work at KSU get paid before the Haj Break? A simple question requiring a simple yes or no answer.

Where I work, we should get paid on the 25th day each month according to the Hijrii calendar. In September, that day fell on or about the 20th. For various unknown reasons and lame excuses, we did not. Many people who have planned holidays are quite upset.
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awardtour



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sadly it seems as if some employers believe that not paying it's employees before a vacation guarantees they return in October. I would have thought acting in a professional manner would also produce roughly the same results. Very strange.
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Betrayer of Hope



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 2:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
No employer pays their employee for their Eid holidays in advance, I have never come across such a situation. If the holidays occurred during the new month, then one would get paid at the end of that month.
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awardtour



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 3:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Betrayer of Hope wrote:
No employer pays their employee for their Eid holidays in advance, I have never come across such a situation. If the holidays occurred during the new month, then one would get paid at the end of that month.


So the holiday means they don't get paid on the specified date either. Oh.

Why is that so difficult for an employer to communicate rather than say the complete opposite of that?
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Betrayer of Hope



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 3:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
awardtour wrote:
Betrayer of Hope wrote:
No employer pays their employee for their Eid holidays in advance, I have never come across such a situation. If the holidays occurred during the new month, then one would get paid at the end of that month.


So the holiday means they don't get paid on the specified date either. Oh.

Why is that so difficult for an employer to communicate rather than say the complete opposite of that?


Effective communication is a common problem among most employers in KSA. Employees are simply expected to know all the rules and company policies, if any.
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nomad soul



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 5:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Betrayer of Hope wrote:
No employer pays their employee for their Eid holidays in advance, I have never come across such a situation. If the holidays occurred during the new month, then one would get paid at the end of that month.

That's not the case for every employer. My pay was always deposited on time, regardless of the holidays.
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