Working Conditions in Maldives

I had done a post for some Job Vacancies in Maldives few month ago and got tons of responses and I could get some good candidates for my official need. Working in Maldives is something which I would like to explain in this post.

I have been working in Maldives from 2003 for single employer and I really enjoy my job. Now a days getting a good job in Maldives is something very difficult. I find middlemen involved in recruitment these days and the candidate needs to pay huge amount to get a job.

How to find a job in Maldives?

Usually the job vacancies are advertised on news papers and respective website. You should apply directly to the employer rather than getting in hands of these recruiting agents. I would also suggest to take the risk of coming to Maldives personally and attend the interview and talk to the employer directly and clarify the working conditions and salary.

There are about 50,000 expatriates working here in Maldives from more than 50 countries. Scope for jobs in Hotel Industry, Medical profession, teaching profession and other technical jobs are high. Usually the employer takes care of the Food and Accommodation of the employee and pays a fixed salary. Some companies offer overtime and other incentives too. Usually the contract is for one year and the work permit is also issued for 1 year and it depend on the employee and the employer to to decide to whether to renew the contract or not.

I find the employment done directly work well rather than the one’s done through these agents. Recently I came across an individual who had paid a good amount to the agent to get a job and did not get the promised salary. Mostly what happens is that even though they don’t get what is promised, they decide to continue the job as they do not want to go back to their country.

Jobs in Resorts in Maldives

There are about 90 resorts in Maldives and many new resorts coming up. About 50% of the employees in these resorts are foreigners and they are well paid. The biggest advantage in working in resorts is that you get your accommodation and food free and then the salary plus the service charges. Service charges in some some resorts are very high which comes to much more than the fixed salary. Service charge depends on the guest inflow to the resort and I see almost all the resorts in Maldives doing great.

Problems faced by employees

Some of the employers really don’t care about the employees and they do not provide suitable accommodation, salary, medical facilities, leave to their employees. This is not true to all the companies here, but there are some. Usually all the reputed companies and institutions are very particular about the contract and they do what they have promised.

I find getting Jobs directly by applying through emails are bit difficult these days due to the involvement of these middlemen in the Government sector. As I suggested above, if you are really determined to work in Maldives, just try to come to Maldives and secure your job and come back in a employment visa.

Please do not send any emails to me for jobs in Maldives as I am not into this profession. I had done posts for jobs for my official purpose and I have got the candidates. If any new vacancies come up, I will surely posting the requirement here.

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