Overview of the HR Congress Qatar 2012

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…

Debrief on the 16th IIRME Compensation & Benefits Forum – Day Two

In my last post I covered Day One of the 16th Annual Compensation & Benefits Forum organised by IIRME in Dubai. It’s time to cover the second day of the conference, which was just as good as Day One. The day started with Jonathan Budden from Microsoft who detailed what makes a company a Great…

Mid-year review : the best of Compensation Insider

This post is dedicated to my readers, old and new. In the past 6 months, the number of people reading Compensation Insider has grown from 12-15 per day to about 100 per day. I am very happy and hope to continue to see growth in my readership as I believe in sharing information and points…

A view on emiratisation from the Abu Dhabi Tawteen Council

The Abu Dhabi Tawteen Council (ADTC) recently visited an internal Emiratisation Summit that was held at my company for us and the HR representatives of our assets. As per the official Abu Dhabi government website, “ADTC spearheads the efforts of the Abu Dhabi government in sustainable Emirati workforce development. It is dedicated to meet the…

A double celebration

Today is special for 2 reasons : first, it’s my birthday and I have actually taken the day off. I’m treating myself to a long week-end in Dubai at the Raffles hotel, and intend to fully enjoy their exceptional spa treatments 🙂 … And second, this my 100th blog post. A big milestone ! When I started…

Feedback from the Arabian Society for HR Management (ASHRM) conference 2012

I was kindly invited to attend the 11th International Conference and Exhibition from ASHRM (Arabian Society for Human Resource Management) that took place last week in Abu Dhabi. It was my first time at that conference and I felt it was a different kind of conference to the ones I usually attend in the region.…

The limits of Emiratisation quotas

Your company has set some ambitious targets around emiratisation / nationalisation. You’ve been a good Compensation manager. You have integrated Emiratisation into the bonus calculations for your organisation. The idea was : “If it’s in their objectives, then the Directors will focus on it”. So you sat with the HR Director and the CFO and…