Businesses thriving today prioritise adaptability, embracing youthful perspectives and fostering collaborative team environments to outmaneuver rapid change and exceed customer expectations
workforce
Latest in workforce
Ali Al Mansoori
The strength of human values in the age of automated workplaces
Amidst the rise of automation and technological advancements, traditional human values and support must remain at the forefront of modern, machine-driven workplaces
COP28
Cracking the code: Understanding the UAE’s unique hiring benchmarks
The Emirates is playing a different game to the rest of the world
diverse workforce
Hustle: Is it an overused, wrongly glorified, and unnecessary addition to everyday vocabulary?
Even the hustle generation are divided on the merits of the word
Employees
Soft skills are hard to get right: Here’s how organisations can do better
The problem is that teaching soft skills is a lot more difficult than teaching welding
Employee engagement
How to manage the Middle East’s diverse and dynamic workforces
With so many demographic groups represented it’s hard to identify a single persona or typical ‘worker’ in the region
decarbonisation
Research reveals energy concerns impacting business competitiveness, investments in workforce
Energy costs and insecurity are having a significant impact on the workforce, with decreased investment in employees
consultancy firms
McKinsey reportedly to cut 2,000 jobs amid economic slowdown fears: Reports
The move is one of the global consulting major’s biggest rounds of layoffs
Education
Higher education at a crossroads: Universities must align programs to a changing job market
Tertiary education is at a crossroads because the Fourth Industrial Revolution is turning the job market upside down
Employee engagement
How high-caliber expat talent is influencing the flow of money and building economic bridges
Attractive job prospects sweetened by a plethora of benefits – combined with the promise of a high quality of life – have turned the region into a hub of opportunity
Artificial intelligence
How CEOs can address the regional talent shortage
Business leaders are feeling the crunch because employee experience is no longer a simple phrase; it’s something that needs to be developed into business best practice
Employment
Secrets to retaining talent in the UAE
Employers are offering increasingly creative and comprehensive benefits packages to retain the best employees as regional comptition heats up
Ali Matar
Lack of flexibility is causing 70 percent of the region’s professionals to consider leaving their job
LinkedIn research indicates female employees most impacted by flexible working hours, with 37 percent indicating it has a positive impact on their mental wellbeing
CRTKL
Video: Four key disruptors that are reshaping the future of the workplace
With more than 40 percent of the global workforce likely to leave their employer this year, the attraction and retention of top talent has become more important than ever before
3M Middle East & Africa
Creating equitable and inclusive workplaces of the future by ensuring public and private sectors collaborate
Business leaders stress need for corporates to create a culture of inclusivity across all levels of the workforce at the 3M, AmCham Dubai symposium
Arda Atalay
Shifting talent market gives employees the upper hand, flexibility now top demand: LinkedIn exec
Close to 80 percent of UAE’s business leaders say they will introduce flexible work guidelines as competition tightens in a ‘talent-constrained’ market
Background screening
Running proper background checks is key in hiring process
Compared to the UK and some other European countries where screening is more established, the Middle East is still learning about background screening
