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Globehopper
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 Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 3:28 pm Post subject: Up the creek |
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Could someone please advise me on how to about collecting my salary? I worked for a private language school in Dammam (local hire, no contract)for a few months and after much negotiation, I received a fraction of my salary. I have quit recently because I cannot stand the charade, but now I am quite perplexed on how to go about getting the rest of my salary.
The Egyptian director of curriculum, who apparently also teaches at King Saud University in Riyadh, neither picks up his mobile nor returns the messages I left at the Riyadh office. The language institute owes me thousands of Riyals.
I don't want to go away quietly, especially after reading a couple of posts about bad experiences at the Riyadh-based school some time ago.
Do any of you have ideas on what steps to take now that I'm up the creek? |
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Stephen Jones
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| Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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| I worked for a private language school in Dammam (local hire, no contract) |
I suspect you were working illegally, or to put it charitably without the requisite adminsitrative permissions. Normally it is very easy to claim back salary in Saudi, though there is a delay waiting for the case, and there can be problems collecting it as well.
What you obviously need to do is to see a lawyer. There is an excellent lawyer in al-Khobar we consulted a few years back over a similar matter. HIs office is just before the Rashid Mall driving to it from Khobar. His name is on the list of lawyers that the British embassy has. If you have difficulties finding his name PM me, and I will see if I still have his details on my email box.
He will probably charge you SR500 simply for the first consultation. If he thinks you have a good case then I would expect his costs to come to around SR3,000 - SR4,000. However the first thing you should do is talk to him.
If the employer has been hiring you illegally he is also in hot water, and may well decide to pay to prevent the matter hitting the court.
Anyway, without going to the lawyer you will get nowhere in this case. If you had a contract you could simply approach the labour court direct, but as you would need to appoint a Saudi to deal with the case on your behalf, unless you want to hang around for a year or two, you would probably be best to go with the lawyer even in that case. |
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Globehopper
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:40 am Post subject: |
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Stephen Jones:
I sent a message to you at your mailbox. |
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Stephen Jones
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| Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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The lawyer's company is called Al-Masaud legal consultants. It's on the road to Rashid Mall from Khobar, in a mid-level office building just before the mall. Has a large sign.
I tried to send you this info by PM but the software is playing up and making it impossible for me to reply. If people would put their email in any PMs they send me it would make it much easier for me to contact them. There have been three or four messages I have given up replying to after too many failed logins. |
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Globehopper
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| Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 11:09 am Post subject: |
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Yes, Stephen Jones.
Thanks for this vital piece of information. I will certainly inform you if there's any closure or new development to this situation.
G. |
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