In essence, this question was recently asked on LinkedIn and addressed corporate relocation policies for candidates from one part of the USA to another, and whether companies provide money or support services. I’ll transfer it to the situation that a lot of us are faced with in the GCC : dealing with middle to high…
Earth Day – Will you care ?
April 22, 2012 by 2 Comments
It’s Earth Day today and this won’t be my usual post on Compensation & Benefits related topics. Caring for the environment – a family affair You see, I believe that we should all look for sustainability- the world population is now more than 7 billions, and we need to ensure that we can all live…
A view on emiratisation from the Abu Dhabi Tawteen Council
April 12, 2012 by 1 Comment
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
April 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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
April 3, 2012 by 3 Comments
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.…
Compensation generalist or Compensation specialist ?
February 2, 2012 by 4 Comments
Did you ever think that Compensation & Benefits can be a generalist role, not necessarily a specialist one ? Of course, in the GCC most companies don’t have a massive HR team, and even having one C&B person on board is not always a given. Often, mid-size companies have an HR Generalist or the HR…
The limits of Emiratisation quotas
January 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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…
