salary and cost of living in qatar - urgent!!!!
dear all,
I work as software group manager(13 years of IT experience) in India, and got an offer from GBM (Gulf Business Machines) Qatar as Operations manager with the following package. I am married with 2 kids, kindly advise if the package is good or I need to go in for a hard negotiation. Would really appreciate an early response.
Salary: 19,500 QR per month
The Benefits in addition to the above salary are as below:
YEAR END BONUS : One month salary in December prorated from date onboard in any year.
VACATION (Based on : 0 - 5 years = 24 working days.
GBM Service years) 6 - 10 years = 25 working days.
11 - 15 years = 27 working days.
16 - 20 years = 28 working days.
21 and over = 29 working days.
VACATION TICKET : Lump-sum payment through payroll equal to Economy Excursion ticket for the employee and dependents to the capital of country of origin as specified at the time of employment.
MEDICAL PLAN : Refund of charges, subject to medical benefits at 75% and hospitalization at 100%, except Operation Charges. Details in About Your Company booklet
MOVING-IN LOAN : For employees hired from abroad only. Loan upto a maximum of 2 months salary deducted over 24 months or the duration of the employment, whichever is shorter.
WORK SCHEDULE : 8 hours/day over 5 days per week.
GROUP LIFE/ : 52 months salary.
ACCIDENT INSURANCE Varying Scales in case of accidents.
END OF SERVICE : You will be entitled for ESI as per the Qatar Labour Law.
Housing Assistance Program : This allowance will range between 7% and 11% of annual salary (12 months base salary).
Housing Loan : This is an interest free loan which will be deducted from your monthly salary over a period of 12 months.
In the event you have children, schooling is also covered according to the company policy. Details will be clear in the offer package.
Best regards,
Sudheer N
Please be careful of what they offered? Anytime they will change once you are here and leave you no choice once they there not satisfy in your work. Good offer but beware about the company background and please check. Many people had offered good job here but inside is different, once you are here everything will be change. They will tell you to sign another contract! Just reminding only but not all....its like gamble!
I don't think it's an excellent salary for 13 years experience. Plus, the housing allowance is way too low.
It depends on a lot of things, for example: how much are you getting paid right now in India?
Anyways, from the perspective of an ordinary individual, this is an awesome offer... Go for it... Best of Luck!
Excellent Offer. Years of your hardwork rewarded finally. I was wondering 19500/- is including accommodation. Even if they pay 7% of your annual salary, you can afford an independant villa here in Qatar. GBM is a well established company. Wish you good luck.
Since you have two kids I would ask for more specifics on schooling than 'according to the company policy'. Company policy may only over part of the cost, so you would want to factor that in to your decision.
I would also narrow down the housing allowance; there is a big difference between 7% (16380 QR) and 11% (25740 QR). If you decide to negotiate harder, I would recommend you seek company provided housing at those rates, and not an allowance since the cost of housing is constantly on the rise.
HTH
its a gud offer...all the best