Also BE, having worked in HR here for a while, it is common practise for companies to ask what your current salary is and they will base their offers on that. For instance, 2 Civil Engineers, one from the US and one from Philippines you will find that the one from the philppines will be on say 8000QAR and maybe the one from the states will be on 21QAR (in their home country). HR will base their offer on how much extra (or not) they can get away with offering above what they currently earn.
So you can't give someone who is on 8kqar currently over 20k and similarly you cannot offer someone who is on 21k less than that because he thinks, why would I want to come here for less than I am currently earning at home.
Also back to BE's point, rents, mortgages general cost of living in India and Philippines is much less than it is in most of Europe and North america.
And lastly for those that say why not hire all from India etc because there is nothing more detrimental to a good company than hiring all of the same nationality, a good mix of all is the best possible thing
Also BE, having worked in HR here for a while, it is common practise for companies to ask what your current salary is and they will base their offers on that. For instance, 2 Civil Engineers, one from the US and one from Philippines you will find that the one from the philppines will be on say 8000QAR and maybe the one from the states will be on 21QAR (in their home country). HR will base their offer on how much extra (or not) they can get away with offering above what they currently earn.
So you can't give someone who is on 8kqar currently over 20k and similarly you cannot offer someone who is on 21k less than that because he thinks, why would I want to come here for less than I am currently earning at home.
Also back to BE's point, rents, mortgages general cost of living in India and Philippines is much less than it is in most of Europe and North america.
And lastly for those that say why not hire all from India etc because there is nothing more detrimental to a good company than hiring all of the same nationality, a good mix of all is the best possible thing