… and the winner is…

The National used the results of the AonHewitt “best employer in the Middle East” survey as the theme for their editorial yesterday. The title ? “Work can reward in different ways”Β  – OF COURSE I had to write about it today πŸ˜‰ ! DHL Express UAE was declared best employer, with 2 other DHL branches…

Shall we meet in Dubai ? May and June 2013 Compensation and HR conferences

Last year I was a speaker at 2 great conferences in Dubai, and I was blessed to be invited to attend them again this year. I will also have the pleasure of being hostess for a day at a third conference in June. Each of them has a specific focus, so if you are wondering…

Compensation & Benefits – The text-book solution is not always right !

Today’s post comes from my friend Tom Raftery, founder and Director of It’s all about People, a Human Capital consultancy based in Dubai.Β In this article, he shares some thought-provoking views based on his real-life experience. The “best practice”, widely accepted, default approach to compensation-related issues is not always the best one to apply for the…

The same, but different

Soooo… the bad news is, the finger is still hurting when typing. The good news is it should be OK in 2/3 days, says the nurse. I would like to sincerely thank Viji, Robert, Samir and Ibtisam for their words of support. I did not expect it, and I was really touched by your kindness…

Encouraging Emiratis to “try out” the private sector

I was a speaker last week at the second Emiratisation Summit, an event organised by IIR Middle East in parallel with the Tawdheef career fair in Abu Dhabi. Usually as a follow-up of my speaking activities, I write a post or two on the conference I attended, reacting on the presentations of the speakers. Unfortunately…

The GRP certification in the Middle East : to take it or not to take it ?

My reader Samir recently asked me to write something on World at Work certifications, and their value worldwide and specially in the Middle East. Formerly known as the American Compensation Association, World at Work is the leading Total Rewards association in the world. They have 200,000 members, the majority of whom are based in the…

Frustrated : a story of customer service and data format

You know something that really annoys me ? It’s the way that the large survey providers tend to treat their customers in the GCC. Let me share an example. I have more, from other providers – maybe I’ll write them up too in the future. The customer by the way, yes, that’s me. And you.…