The UAE effortlessly attracts some of the world’s top talent across many different industries and sectors. But while attracting talent happens easily in thanks to the UAE’s shine and glamour, ease of life, and high standards of living, retaining that talent is another story.
The UAE Cabinet has recently revealed a new set of policies aimed at widening the eligibility criteria for visas and retaining exceptional talents and top industry professionals inside the UAE. From tech to travel, businesses and organisations are competing to find new ways to incentivize employees and improve retention. One way businesses are doing this is by offering more (and better) employee benefits programmes.
In the UAE, where business is skyrocketing and the competition for top talent is fierce, employers are offering increasingly creative and comprehensive benefits packages to retain the best employees.
Throughout the UAE’s competitive environment, employee benefit programs help employers differentiate themselves from companies in other parts of the world by providing them with unique experiences that reflect the glamorous, rewarding nature of the UAE market landscape.
And with that, the need has arisen for a single, encompassing solution for both employees and employers. A solution that centralizes perks and benefits inside one comprehensive membership program.
One possible solution to this is called Select – a luxury lifestyle solution that enables members to access five-star properties through a mobile app. With unlimited access, employees have one membership that serves them any time of the day through scanning a QR code.
With employers improving cost savings in HR, providing a product with a high perceived value for a low cost, and engaging their staff with a solution that promotes health, wellness, and community, this tech solution is positive for the employee benefits landscape in the UAE.
A partnership with Select enables a company to provide its staff with benefits of Select that include access to high-end recreational facilities (gym, beach, pool, kids clubs…).
Scraping physical membership cards, the app has moved everything to a digital membership, making it possible for employers to gather real-time data on visibility and user behaviour.
It provides people with two simple yet distinct types of benefits: unlimited access and discounts. Unlimited access refers to the unrestricted usage of beaches, pools, gyms, kids clubs, courts, and fitness classes. Discounts, meanwhile, apply a 20-40 percent reduction on bills at participating spas and dining outlets.”
In a corporate world that is accustomed to running all day, an opportunity of working hour flexibility has seen its rise. Some companies allow employees to start their work day anytime between 8AM to 10AM, as long as a full work days’ worth of hours is completed. Others go as far as allowing a full day flexibility on hours, as long as the set work is completed on time.
Whilst work-day management varies greatly, there is no denying that our post-pandemic world has had a big takeaway – the Work from Home concept, wherein employees can conduct their work-day from their place of choice.
This flexibility is a major disruptor in the employee health and wellbeing space – a space that Select aims to compliment.
Because of the platform’s variety of partner outlets, employers can easily leverage Select to provide their employees with exclusive access to multiple properties and outlets at once, all while costing less than a single five-star hotel membership. This relatively small cost can meanwhile be offset by the savings made from reduced office utilisation.
Narek Avayan and Tamer Anam, co-founders of Select.
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