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When does the salary change after an internal position change?
I am a fresh graduate who has been a full-time intern with a company that only covers transportation for over a year while completing my studies. I graduated this May.
In March of this year, they offered me a full-time employment contract since I was now near completion of my degree.
They still kept me on the internship allowance (AED 1000) until I submit all documents for visa processing.
I have submitted all my documents for processing towards the end of May. My grace period after cancellation has also expired on the 25th of June.
They are still paying me the internship allowance. Now that the visa is pending on their side, shouldn't they be paying me the full salary?
I also think they should have paid me the full salary once I signed the contract regardless of the visa status since I was already working for them.
Please let me know whether I should push the company to pay my full salary since the time I signed the contract (March) or only since this month (visa pending on their side)?
Dear Questioner,
If the new employment contract (you signed back in March) had no conditional clauses stipulating that your salary will be the same (AED 1,000) until your visa processing is finalized, you should be entitled to the new salary amount starting from the date of joining the new position mentioned in the new employment contract.
You should review your new employment contract, speak to the HR department and explain your rights.
Good Luck.
Dear
As per the information provided by you, we construe that you submitted all the requested documents to the company and joined the company as a full-time employee by the end of May. Post completing your studies.
However, in order to ascertain whether you are entitled to the salary from the date of signing the offer letter, completely depends on the date of joining the company (as per the offer letter) as a full-time employee and other terms of employment.
We would be able to advise you better post reviewing your employment contract and other documents related to the same.
For any further assistance, please feel free to reach us at our email or phone.
Regards,
Ahmed Odeh
