I am often asked what are the differences in the challenges related to emiratisation / nationalisation between the private and semi-governmental sectors when I speak about how Compensation & Benefits can support emiratisation at conferences. This is an important topic, as the answer will influence what rewards professionals can do in order to foster the…
The challenges of emiratisation in the private vs semi-government sector
October 16, 2012 by 4 Comments
Four collective tactics to deal with pay compression
October 9, 2012 by 8 Comments
Today, I will share some of my favorite ideas on how to address pay compression in a systematic, collective manner. This is the third and final part in my mini-series on pay compression, which was initiated by a question from one of my subscribers. The first article covered how to deal with pay compression at…
Financial background checks for executive candidates – are they needed ?
October 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Kris Dunn wrote an interesting post at the HR Capitalist last week titled “YOU MAKE THE CALL: Are You Responsible For Knowing That This Executive Hire Was About to File Bankruptcy?”. He describes the situation of a company that was surprised when the senior executive they hired filed for bankruptcy and asks readers whether they…
Overview of the HR Congress Qatar 2012
October 2, 2012 by 1 Comment
Last week I attended the HR Congress Qatar organised by IQPC. It was my first time in Doha and I really enjoyed the place. It is smaller than Dubai or Abu Dhabi but there is a very nice energy to it and the focus on culture is obvious in town – nice ! Now, the…
Two tactics to deal with pay compression
September 23, 2012 by 2 Comments
Two weeks ago I described pay compression and, at the request of one of my readers, gave some advice on how to deal with it at the time of recruitment. Today I will go through 2 tactics around how to deal with pay compression at the individual, one-off level. I will cover collective tactics in…
How do you communicate the value of your compensation plan?
September 20, 2012 by 4 Comments
Let’s imagine that you have a retention issue at your organisation. It started around 9 months ago, and you are seeing a growing trend in resignations from employees in a certain job family. We all know that resignations cost a lot of money to the organisation, and even more so when “good” employees leave. So…
The challenges of writing good job descriptions
September 18, 2012 by 2 Comments
Ah, the good old job descriptions ! We all have a love-hate relationship with them, especially when it comes to writing them. The organisation can basically go down two roads : external or internal. This will most often be a choice dictated by a combination of budget /accessibility (or not) of funds and the time…
