Monthly Salary Payment

In the Maldives, we are paid a monthly salary. Why? We are generally paid from 20th of each month to the 20th of the next month. Why?    I believe that we should be paid on a weekly basis. Why? So that corporations are unable to hold over the heads of staff their monthly salary. […]

Health Insurance

All resorts should have their employees under a health insurance scheme. Do you know anything about the health plan you are under? Has your HR department made any effort to let you know this information without you asking for it?  We believe that all employees should be under an insurance scheme. Unfortunately, we have seen […]

Accommodation, the basic standard

Accommodation – What is the standard? When we move to a resort for work, we leave our homes and go to live in an accommodation space provided by the resort. While resorts frame this nicely as a benefit of a free place to live for you, is it really a benefit if you are leaving […]