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Online Job Contract Attestation System proposed

ABU DHABI — The Indian Embassy in the UAE has come up with a proposal to introduce an online system for attestation of job contracts and other documents to curb exploitation of migrant workers by unscrupulous recruitment agencies. The Ministry of Labour (MoL) of the UAE has evinced interest in the proposal, which has been worked out by Dr K. Ellankovan, Counsellor at Community Affairs Developme...

Dubai drafts in debt expert David Anderson

Dubai Properties, which owns the Jumeirah Beach Residence and Dubailand, the unfinished $10bn (£6.3bn) fantasy land of theme parks, announced the appointment of David Anderson, an audit specialist with experience at Unilever and Cadbury Schweppes, as chief financial officer. The statement said he would bring experience in organising a "comprehensive, risk-based approach to finance". Jayne O'Br...

Survey sees salaries across the UAE drop by up to 30%

Employees across the UAE have seen their average salary cut by between 26 to 30 percent, a recent survey has found. The salary survey by Emirates Business showed employees have felt the pinch from the global financial crisis during the first half of this year as businesses reduce wages in an attempt to cut costs. The survey found that 65 percent of the 20 top officials with leading recruitme...

Qatar tops Gulf in new competitiveness list

Qatar has edged ahead of the UAE to claim the title of the Gulf region's most competitive country, according to a new ranking published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Tuesday. Qatar was rated 22nd overall in the list of 133 countries which was topped by Switzerland. The world's largest producer of liquefied natural gas pipped the UAE to the best in the Gulf title with the emirates comi...

UAE bank set to offer 'one hour' car loan approvals

While the credit crunch continues to impact lending in the UAE, one bank has pledged to offer a one-hour finance service on new cars, it was revealed on Monday. The move comes as the auto industry in the UAE continues to suffer in the global downturn and, according to a report by Business Monitor International last month, is predicted to see negative growth of 8.5 percent in 2009. BMI revise...

Ramadan starts in UAE on Saturday

The UAE has announced Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 as the first day of the Holy Month of Ramadan, according to a report. Minister of Justice and Head of the Ramadan Crescent Moon Sighting Committee Hadef Jua'n Al-Dhaheri, in a statement said that Friday Aug 21, 2009 will be the 30th day of the Hijri (lunar) month of Sha'ban, month preceding Ramadan, and therefore Ramadan will begin on Saturday Aug 22...

53% of GCC companies freeze hiring

A survey of GCC companies has revealed that 53 percent had already implemented a freeze on hiring with a further 17 percent planning to do so in the coming months. The survey on the impact of the global economic slowdown was undertaken by Dubai-based international HR consulting company ORC and around 150 companies responded to the survey from across a wide range of industry sectors with operati...

UAE cos are the best employers in the Middle East - study

Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting firm, announced names of the Best Employers in Middle East at an awards ceremony in Dubai. Kuwait-based Alghanim Industries, Oman’s BankMuscat and the Middle East division of Deloitte & Touche were among the winners But UAE’s six companies featured in the top 12 list making it the country with most entrants in the list. Hewitt Best Empl...

Recruitment catching-up in the Gulf financial sector

Banks and private equity firms in the GCC are seeing the first signs of hiring, with the economic crisis hitting the Gulf last year. However, professionals in the financial sector are accepting salaries that are 30 percent less than salaries that were in vogue six months ago. IQ Selection, the Dubai-based recruitment firm, also a part of the global premier group, says the enquiries from potenti...

Bahrain leads GCC with labour &, welfare reforms

LABOUR REFORMS: Labour Minister His Excellency Majeed Al Alawi has driven through labour and welfare reforms in Bahrain. (ITP/George Dipin)Bahrain is set to become the first country in the GCC to introduce complete freedom of movement between jobs for expatriates, and unemployment benefits for those out of work, according to a report in the ConstructionWeek online website. Minister of Labour H...

1 in 10 in UAE lose job in past 6 months - poll

One in 10 people in the UAE say they have lost their job in the past six months, according to a new poll. The survey, carried out by research organisation YouGov for The National newspaper, found that almost two thirds of the 821 questioned said close friends or members of their family had lost their job. Despite this, 58 percent of the unemployed said they were planning to stay on in the U...

Saudi jobs to be plenty by 2014, but not enough takers

Major development projects in Saudi Arabia will require more than 10.8 million workers by the year 2014, creating more job opportunities for Saudis and expatriates. A study conducted by the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) reveals that only 5.45 million Saudi workers would be ready to take up the new jobs. The Arab News daily reported the findings of the study on Saturday, addi...

Last month Visit Visa Winner announced

The Lucky draw for last months Visit Visa was held in Liberty Technology LLC, on 27th June 2009. The lucky winner was Mr. Sayed Raqeem, email address (raqeemsm@gmail.com)....

Recession-hit Asians pray for jobs, luck, recovery

SINGAPORE - With the Singapore government warning of a worsening economy, IT administrator Ismarini Ismail is praying the recession won’t upset her wedding plans for December. “I pray harder in times of economic downturn, although my job is not affected this time,” the 25-year-old Singaporean told Reuters as Singapore’s unemployment rose to the highest in over three years in the first quarter ...

Emiratis’ Job Expectations ‘Not Realistic’

DUBAI — Most Emiratis expect high salaries for less work, want to start working at top positions and are often late to work, according to findings of a research by Dubai Women’s College (DWC) students. This was revealed at the sixth Current Issues Forum 2009 by the first year Higher Diploma Business and IT DWC students on Sunday. ‘Emirati expectations at work: Realistic or not?’ was one of the ...



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