Employees working in the private sector in UAE can now be benefited with the parental leave of five working days. Employees can entitle this leave from the birth day of their child to their six months. This leave is a paid leave that can be availed by both the mother and the father of the…
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Are You Aware That UAE Has Implanted Equal Wages and Salaries?
A new UAE law ensuring equal pay for men and women in the private sector came into operation on 25th September 2020. The government of the United Arab Emirates continues to ensure equal opportunity for men and women in the workplace. The UAE has made significant strides in recent years in its effort to promote gender equality….
To Outsource or Not to Outsource?
Are you interested in outsourcing the transactional parts of your HR services so that you can focus on the things that add more value? But are you also concerned about losing visibility? In recent years, acceptance of the value of outsourcing transactional HR tasks has increased as organisations have come under cost pressure and, more…
Frequently Asked Questions on Medical Insurance in the UAE
One of the key legal responsibilities for organisations in the UAE is to ensure that all employees have medical insurance that meets the minimum requirements of the appropriate law. To help you find your way through the various rules and regulations, we’ve gathered the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions on the…
Support for Mental Health in the UAE is Growing
The UAE has been working for years to promote the development of mental health services for the community. The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted this need even more. And in the latest development, changes to UAE personal law have placed suicide and help from support groups back in the spotlight. Those who attempt…
Is the Pandemic Improving Communication?
At first glance it may seem a stretch of the imagination to suggest that the pandemic is improving communication in the workplace. For many years we have become increasingly technically connected, with 24/7 email and phone calls extending working hours and impinging on vacation and family time. Add to this the impact of the multitude…
Should Your Goals be SMART or FAST?
Whether in personal life or in the workplace, it’s generally accepted that setting goals is an important step on the road to achieving success. The “management by objectives” approach was introduced by Peter Drucker in 1954, and advocated managers and employees agreeing a set of goals and working on achieving them throughout the year. Many…
Why HR and IT Need To Be Best Friends
Today there are few relationships in business more important than that between the HR and IT teams. IT need teams have traditionally focused on commercial systems rather than systems to support internal service functions such as HR, and the majority of the budget allocation for IT spend has reflected this focus on commercial, customer-facing applications….
Linking HR Strategy to Business Strategy
An organisation’s most significant competitive advantage is its talent, and leaders must expect their HR function to make a strategic business contribution. The challenges presented to organisations this year have firmly positioned HR into the role of strategically defining how to meet business goals by effective management of its talent. Most people are convinced of…
HR Trends For 2021 and Beyond
As we move into 2021, it’s a good time to reflect on the lessons of this past year and consider what these mean for our future. So, what were the key takeaways from this year? 1. The office doesn’t have to be the workplace Possibly the most significant change during the year was the recognition that…