Posted By MickeyGill Hi Jane , My name is Mick and eeven though I am $$ I am looking to work abroad ,but find that unless you are willing to go to Dubai etc then there is very little out there . I am wanting to work in the USA but find its hard even to find opportunities in the Internet.

Posted By Pete Brown I too was really keen to work abroad so i made contact with several agencies and eventually found a position in Dubai working for a local company. The Safety Manager was from UK and the package offered was initially very good. After much deliberation i decided to resign form my current position and give it a go. At first all seemed to be as offered, however then all the hidden agendas started to appear i.e. My passport was confiscated for what was explained to me as Visa purposes. This in fact was true. What was not explained was the fact that the passport is kept by the company in order to keep you in Dubai should you have a fatality on your site. If this happens and it comes to case (court)then you as a safety manager would be kept in Dubai until the matter had been resolved. A two month bonus was offered which was to be paid in January, however this would in fact not be paid till the April (start of UK financial year). It appears that all they wanted was to keep me locked into a contract. Holiday pay was also kept back till the September as were payments for flights. So in you have to pay for this out of your own pocket initially. My advice to anyone wishing to work abroad would be to really ask for a detailed contract. Also if you decide to work in the UAE then forget everything you have learnt back in the UK because this is how you will soon feel.