Does offer change per nationality

Buster,

There is no need to worry about the amount of currencies in the system because at the end of the day, all the currency processes are handled by the SAP system which once that is setup, needs no intervention from the end user. And since the Global Payroll has currency protection to the Home Country also implemented, it is still dealing with multiple currencies.

I know of 2 geologists (the main people the company is trying to attract) who have rejected the offer. One had his GBP offer revised to Global Payroll and in his exact word "I find it offensive that the company would come up with a revised offer that is lower than the previous one" ... so No, something is failing somewhere. My division is up in arms apparently because the base salary (and the revision) is under the purview of the business line (correct me if I am wrong) but the Overbase is under the purview of HR Planning, so we had approved for his base salary upward revision and was expcting him to come within the nect couple of months ... but alas ... as my Division Head would say ... another unit is making our life difficult.... we have made 25 offers for Geologists from Tier 3 countries and ALL have rejected the offers.

Again, at the end of the day, the company can implement whatever policies they like. It's their company.

I have accepted Global tier 3 offer which is not great. I am also getting calls from other companies. If I get a better offer, should i try to negotiate with Armaco ( Aramco has clearly indicated that global payroll is based on nationality & it can not be changed ) or just Inform that I am not interested in Joining them . Will Aramco feel bad about it or it is not abnormal when people reject Aramco offer during BI/Medical/Visa phase. Will it be any negative effect on me joining other company in KSA or applying to KOC in future?

cgyguy,
They have offered me GC14 . As per them Basic Pay etc. is top most possible under GC14 for International Payroll. I am getting hit because of my Tier 3 nationality. During salary negotiation stage , they increase my salary by 10% - now it looks like it is near to upper most range in GC band. As per my understanding GC-14 is maximum possible grade for Expats.I will evaluate the situation near to Visa Isuue & decide.

Hi Hero55,

There is a high likelyhood that if the business line agrees with your salary increase request, your offer will be revised to the Global Payroll on Tier 3 status (similar to what had happened to my friend). As I explained in the previous post, the GBP Payroll is now a legacy payroll and therefore, there is no more GBP Payroll to revised your offer to. The Global Payroll will give you the increase base salary but you will see a drastic decrease in the Standard Overbase. So your net pay that you get at the end of the month will be much lower than your current GBP offer.

As for getting a house in Dhahran, that will be unlikely and the business line has no control on housing. What my friend received however was a packet with a list of local compounds in Al-Khobar. I'd take Abqaiq Compound anytime as compared to the local compound in Al-Khobar. You will suffer a bit with regards to the daily commute but your family will probably appreciate you more if they live in an Aramco compound. Your best bet is to request for the Rakah compound.

Good Luck.

Every position in Aramco is assigned a GC. Salary ranges within each GC do overlap with other GC's.

Everyone must decide for themselves if their offer is good for them and their family.
No one else can make that decision for you or tell you if the offer is a good one.

I understand what you are saying. But unfortunately, it is not based on experience and at times is not negotiable. Then no matter what the salary, it may be a good offer for a person, no matter what anyone else makes. Salaries increase every year with good performance reviews, GC upgrades are also possible, not guaranteed. So each person has to decide if what is being offered is good for them. No one else can tell a person that, what is good for one person may not be good for another and vise versa.