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Adaptability now top priority for hiring in GCC
Post Covid, professionals are reviewing and updating their skills to stay competitive in the job market where remote work ha becoming increasingly popular, says a report.
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UAE consumers hold the purse strings as soaring inflation affects wages, wealth and purchasing power
Consumers in the Gulf country plan to adjust their lifestyle by reducing their household and miscellaneous expenses over the next three months, a latest survey points out. -
‘Firms in UAE resist employee demands for hike in salary’
Several firms in the UAE have received requests from employees to adjust compensation packages in line with the inflation in the country, a global consulting firm has said. -
UAE Arab world’s best paymaster
The lowest average monthly salary is paid in Sri Lanka (US$143.62) and the highest in Switzerland (US$6142.1), according to a latest survey. -
Workers go on strike in Turkey as inflation sinks lira deeper
Soaring inflation in Turkey has propelled a wave of strikes unlike any the country has seen since the 1970s, as workers demand more money to counter the shrinking value of their pay. -
Mercer says UAE firms to hire more staff next year
UAE firms are expected to hire more staff and increase salaries next year to attract and retain talents as the economic conditions improves, according to a report by Mercer. -
Arab youth name UAE country of choice for the tenth consecutive year
For the tenth consecutive year, Arab youth have said the UAE is the country they would like to live in the most and the one they would like their own countries to emulate, according to a survey. The 13th Annual ASDA’A BCW Arab Youth Survey, conducted this year by global... -
Salaries of Saudi staff leap up 5.2 percent in Q2, expats earned lesser
Average monthly salaries of Saudi workers have grown by 5.2 percent to SAR 10,490 during the second quarter of 2021, compared to SAR 9,970 in Q2-20. -
Private firms in Oman can use government evaluation system
The existing method of appraisal is based on work experience, an employee’s behavior, and how long he/she spends at work. -
Aster announces 10-year salary support for bereaved families of staff who died of Covid-19
The company has 21,000 employees, including 2,887 doctors and 6,283 More than 5,100 of these employees have been infected by Covid-19,and five of them have died Aster DM Healthcare announced on Wednesday, June 2, a new policy as part of which it will provide financial support for the next...