By The HR Observer The 7th Annual GCC Compensation and Benefits (C&B) Trends Report 2019 comprises of responses and insights from 564 senior HR participants from different companies based in the GCC across a wide range of sectors, including; oil and gas, energy, healthcare, retail, construction, real…
By Wendy Dessler Paying your employees weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or on another schedule is a top priority for most business owners. However, the process of doing payroll can be quite time consuming and tedious. If you have a limited HR staff or, as the owner…
Randstad’s annual market outlook report has forecast the market and workforce trends in Hong Kong for the upcoming year. With the unemployment rate remaining below 3% in 2018, the lowest in more than 20 years, workers took the opportunity to switch employers to benefit from better compensation…
In 2017 a study found that more than a third of absences in the financial services have been due to poor mental health.[1] Working conditions and the environment in which someone works can have a detrimental impact on mental health, and equally, someone’s mental health…
By The HR Observer How can CEOs align business strategies to employee pay structures? Should CEOs risk implementing pay incentives that might not work? How often should companies renew their compensation structures? Robert Mosley is a global remuneration expert and HR consultant, CEO of Lemon…
Robert has propounded an interesting alternative to Annual Appraisal System – M S C
According to a study conducted by Hays, 57% of working professionals in UAE is looking to switch employers at some point this year. That’s 1 in 2 people!!! Cost per hire is through the roof so if an employee stays for only 2 years and the company has to keep finding replacements, soon it eats away into bottom-line profits and hinders growth.
By Mercer In order to attract and retain top talent, organisations need to offer benefits programmes that suit individual needs and life stages in addition to providing transparency and portability. More than just a legal requirement, benefits are an effective way of managing employment costs,…
By The HR Observer for the 21st Compensation & Benefits Forum 2017 2016 was a year marked by uncertainty across a wide range of global markets and industries. The GCC continues to feel the effects of this ongoing trend, despite many of the member states’…
The economic conditions have been shifting, impacting pay and benefits more than ever before. Wages in the United Arab Emirates are set to rise by an average of 4.6% in 2017, following an average increase of 4.9% this year
