Dubai: If your employer provides you with a yearly air ticket allowance, does it have to be based on how much the ticket to your home country costs? A Gulf News reader wrote in, asking whether he was entitled to a yearly air ticket from his employer, and if so, would the amount be based on market prices.
He said: “I recently got a job offer from a Sharjah company. They have provided me with a breakdown of my salary, and as part of the benefits, they are only offering Dh1,000 for my yearly air ticket. I told them that the ticket normally costs a lot more and requested that they provide the ticket cost based on the market rate. They have refused to do so. I am confused as I thought a company is required to cover the cost of the yearly ticket to my home country. Can you please let me know if that is correct? If not, what can I do?”
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Dubai: If you are working in the UAE, you may be receiving a ticket allowance every year, based on your company’s employee policy. However, what happens to the ticket amount if you change your nationality? This was the query raised by a Gulf News reader.
He asked: “My employment contract states that I am entitled to an annual leave ticket to my home country. When I joined the company I was issued tickets correctly to my home country. However, I recently changed my nationality. This has been communicated to my employer, but they have refused to acknowledge the change in their system and insist on furnishing me a ticket to my previous home country, for which I am no longer a citizen or have any ties or place to stay. What are my rights as I have been denied tickets to my new home country since the past two years? Can I be compensated for missing tickets, as I have paid out of my own pocket? How can I get my employer to acknowledge the change without any fear or repercussion?”