Since you’ve been at that job for more than three years, your termination date is the expiration of your work visa. You must give at least 30 days’ notice. Your ESB is paid when you leave. The ESB is calculated on your last monthly wage (LMW), which is your basic salary plus the value of all of your benefits. You get half LMW for each of your first five years of service and a full LMW for each year after that. Any part of a year served is paid proportionately by calculating the per-day value of your LMW and multiplied by the number of days you’ve worked into the final, partial year of employment.

What your company is doing is cheating, plain and simple. Your company must pay in full your entitlements to the end of your contract period if a termination date is specified. If there is no termination date, then the date of the expiration of your residence permit is considered. They must pay for your return ticket. If they do not agree to this, do not resign or stop showing up to work. Go to the Labor Office with an interpreter and file a complaint. They will investigate the situation and help you if you are able to convince them.

With the help of your employer, you may approach the Passport Department with the reasons why your wife did not return in time. They will usually provide an extension.