The UAE National Day and the Compensation manager

Today the United Arab Emirates is turning 44. I enjoy living here, and wanted to celebrate some of the country’s achievements and recognise some of its challenges. In 44 short years, the country has moved from having very few (mostly poor) residents and very little infrastructure, to being a symbol of economic and social success…

HR Summit and Expo 2015 : a recap

Beware : long read ! The HR Summit and Expo 2015 organised by informa took place last week in Dubai from November 16 to 18. I was honoured to be invited again to present a session in the free learning track, and delivered some tips on how to use numbers and words to get better…

2012 – A year of Compensation links for the UAE

Here is a gift for my readers: one year ago I wrote a piece describing the challenges facing HR and Compensation professionals in the UAE. I have compiled the most relevant articles published since, in order to update you on the latest trends affecting the work environment in the UAE. The information is compiled by…

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…

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

So… Two weeks ago I was at the 16th Annual Compensation & Benefits Forum organised by IIRME in Dubai. First of all, kudos to Ramy Bayyour for organising a great event with quality speakers and an engaged audience. For this session, there was a nice mix of practitioners and consultants speaking. The event was chaired…

GCC pensions special – April 2012

In the past few weeks, there has been a flurry of articles on the topic of pensions in the GCC. I have selected for you the most informative of these articles so you can get a helicopter view. GCC general Pensions schemes for Nationals in the GCC should diversify their investment approaches in order to…

An update on the project on expat retirement schemes in the UAE

The day before the 2012 ASHRM conference officially started last week, I was fortunate to be invited at the inaugural breakfast for the event. Besides the usual networking with a small group of select participants, we were given two presentations, one by Mercer (the results of a survey they specially performed for the conference), and…