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scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Brings me back to the litmus test mentioned above :
1. Do they provide decent health cover
2. Do they provide education

If not then think hard before signing up

substance · Joined: 15 Dec 2003 Posts: 38

The health cover is all inclusive. Even some chronic conditions are covered (ie renal problems)... The BC pay the inital �50's worth then expacare pay the rest.

Regarding schools, no, they don't pay. But I ask you, what places in KSA will pay for expat kids to go to a DECENT school. Schools such as the Continental, Jedda Prep, etc are like 26,000 SR per kid and up, and I'm not sure how many institutes would pay for ALL of your kids to go there. Maybe one or two, but three or four? That'll cost them around 100,000 SR on top of your housing, etc etc etc. If you know of any, let me know.

I know some places pay for schooling but they then dictate which schools the kids will attend. If these schools are miles from your house, or are simply crap then where's the benefit in that?

I agree, the BC should cough up some money. If they paid for at least one of mine to attend school it would help a great deal.

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

BAE pay for 2 kids.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

The Airline paid for up to three children when I was there.

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

Tsk tsk Hamish. You know that things never last and that Mother Aerospace will be paid in cash from 1 Jan 07 rather than hugely inflated oil as they are being paid in now. If you visit their compounds and chat to the miseries you know that they are, have and will be gouging all the benefits.

Van Norden · Joined: 23 Oct 2004 Posts: 409

Who's Hamish? What's going on here with thrifty and scot47? Did you guys cross paths sometime in the past? Settling old scores?

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

I suspect that many people on the Saudi board have crossed paths through the years. Laughing

And Scot47, like many of the originals here, used to have another screen name... not exactly a secret.

VS

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

Another screen name-how interesting.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

I was called Thorfin, The Thrifty-slayer. Now I am in a better place, preparing for the transition to Valhalla.

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

Reviving 8 year old threads Scot?

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scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Why not ? The old ones are the best !

spanglish · Joined: 21 May 2009 Posts: 742 Location: working on that