Opinion Employment Companies must find ways to improve workplace wellbeing Investing in staff wellbeing will be small compared to the costs associated with replacing top performers, rising health insurance premiums, and increased absenteeism October 14, 2022
Employment UAE launches new unemployment insurance scheme The United Arab Emirates launched an unemployment insurance scheme on Tuesday as part of reforms aimed at attracting more talent and investment to the regional business hub amid rising competition. The new scheme, originally announced in May, offers compensation for up to three months for public and private sector employees who lose their jobs, the […] October 12, 2022
Opinion Employment Seven ways leaders can deal with toxic employees A bad atmosphere in the workplace can crush morale and affect profitability October 3, 2022
Analysis Employment Young Arabs want action on wasta, lack of jobs and rising costs Nearly two thirds of young adults in the Levant are struggling financially and a sizeable minority have fallen into debt, according to this year’s Arab Youth Survey. The report also highlights spiralling living costs and scarce job opportunities for much of the Middle East and North Africa’s Generation Z. The 14th Arab Youth Survey interviewed […] September 21, 2022
Opinion Employment When it comes to maternity leave, numbers in UAE just don’t add up It's time to recognise that women can thrive both at home and in their career after having a baby September 20, 2022
Opinion Employment If you really want the job, lock down your socials An ill-advised Instagram video or tweet might be the difference between getting an interview and not. Don't give bosses an excuse not to hire you September 14, 2022
Opinion Employment Creating a culture of trust at work How to structure meetings that encourage expression of diverse points of view September 1, 2022
Analysis Employment Saudi tops global expat salaries list while UAE slips Saudi Arabia continues to offer the highest expatriate salaries in the world, while wages in the UAE have fallen in real terms, recruitment experts have said. Expat salaries in Saudi Arabia rose by 11 percent year on year in 2021 to an average of $188,000 for middle management roles, according to the latest MyExpatriate Market […] August 31, 2022
Analysis Quotas for funding women-led startups could address male bias Experts have deemed the regional venture capital industry as “fundamentally biased against women” as new data shows female startups and entrepreneurs secured just 0.1 percent of the $105 million of the available Middle East funding pot last month. In a bid to equalise gender opportunities, the UAE recently mandated that all listed companies must have […] August 25, 2022
Employment China to promote fiscal, monetary policies to support labour market China will focus on creating jobs and promote fiscal, monetary and industrial policies to stabilise its labour market, Li Zhong, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, said on Thursday. As the Chinese economy struggles to recover from a COVID-induced slump, the youth unemployment rate has surged to a record high […] August 25, 2022
Employment Kuwait laying off 750,000 Egyptian workers Kuwait has announced it will lay off 250,000 Egyptian workers next month and suspend all contracts with non-nationals. Some 500,000 further Egyptian workers will lose their jobs over the next year as the Gulf country seeks to remove all expatriate workers across sectors, according to Middle East Monitor. Egyptians make up around 24 per cent […] August 23, 2022
Analysis Employment Indian workers return to Gulf in their droves The demand for skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled Indian workers has increased “drastically” as a rebound in Gulf economic growth signals the end of the coronavirus-induced reverse migration of workers from the region. An increase of nearly 50 percent in fresh migration to the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members – including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, […] August 19, 2022
Employment Sri Lankans flee crisis in mass brain drain as turmoil worsens Shamla Yoosoof, an investment researcher from Colombo, left Sri Lanka with her three-year-old son and a jam-packed suitcase, swapping economic chaos at home for a new start in Dubai. She flew out in June to join her husband who had secured a job as a sales and marketing director there weeks before – one of […] August 19, 2022
Employment Big increase in UAE-based private sector employees The number of UAE-based private sector employees increased by nine percent in Q2, 2022, compared to the same period last year, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) said in its private sector workforce report. The number of registered private sector employees reached 5.37 million by Q2 2022. Khalil Al Khoori, acting under-secretary for […] August 18, 2022
Analysis Employment Qatar ramps up recruitment drive ahead of World Cup With just over 100 days until the start of the tournament, the World Cup Qatar 2022 is looking to hire thousands of temporary workers to help stage the Middle East’s largest ever sports event. Regional competition for talent remains high, but Qatar has so far resisted offering inflated salaries to lure cross-border workers. French hotel […] August 11, 2022
Opinion Employment 8 ways to keep your staff amid the great resignation Now more than ever, organisations need to pursue the right path for talent retention August 10, 2022
Employment Dubai workers return to office in their droves as rents rise Four in every five professionals in Dubai have returned to the office as Covid restrictions ease. The return is one of the highest rates across the Middle East and Europe. New research from real estate consultants Savills shows there is significant geographic variation in office utilisation levels. An average of 80 percent of workers are […] July 27, 2022
Think women make bad bosses? Think again, says Visa senior VP Is a man better at running a business than a woman? The Visa Entrepreneur Study, commissioned by the global payments giant, found that nearly four in 10 (38 percent) of male business owners surveyed in the UAE believed men have better business instincts than women. Furthermore, 34 percent said businesses founded by women couldn’t compete […] July 19, 2022
Employment Tech workers reap big salaries amid urgent skill shortage Dubai-based software engineers can earn up to 30 percent more than similar workers in rival tech hubs in Europe, due to an ongoing skills shortage within the sector across the Middle East. Amanda Line, a partner at global consultancy firm PwC, said that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region needs to create 300 […] July 7, 2022
Opinion Employment Five ways to empower MENA women in the workplace Taking these action points will improve women's careers and help economies grow July 6, 2022
Make it happen Employment How to hire (and retain) overseas talent in the Gulf Tax-free salaries alone are not sufficient to attract skilled employees: they demand career prospects and a trusting work culture too July 4, 2022
Analysis Employment Saudi unemployment rate drops as over 1 million expats leave The unemployment rate among Saudi nationals, especially women, continues to decline, as the latest data from the Saudi General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) also showed that over a million expats left the kingdom during the pandemic. The population at the mid-year point in 2021 was 34.1 million, a 2.6 percent year-on-year decrease. Foreign workers and […] July 1, 2022
