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Dubai gardener gets $14,000 for never being late

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DUBAI - Dubai’s ruler has awarded a 63-year-old Pakistani gardener 50,000 dirhmas ($13,600) for always showing up to work on time during the 28 years he spent working in the emirate.

Published: Wed 16 May 2007, 6:34 PM

Updated: Sun 5 Apr 2015, 4:24 AM

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The bonus Mohammad Nazier received was the equivalent of 49 months’ pay from his job with the Gulf Arab state’s municipal authority, Emirates Today newspaper said.

”I had to take some loans to pay for my children’s weddings and education. Now I will repay my debts ... and keep some money for the future,” said Nazier, who took sick leave only once to undergo surgery.

“This award means a lot to me. It is because of God’s grace that I received it,” said Nazier, a former soldier.



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