Some time ago, I published a resource page which I encourage you to explore and share : All you need to know: from compensation surveys to salary ranges and salary review. This page has proven very useful and many of my readers sent me emails to say they appreciated having a compilation like this available [...]
All you need to know : common pay challenges and how to handle them
February 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Encouraging Emiratis to “try out” the private sector
February 5, 2013 by 3 Comments
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 [...]
Do you pay for the job or the nationality ?
January 15, 2013 by 5 Comments
A recent article reviewing salary differences between nationalities in the GCC made me think. Obviously, in the region, we are all aware of these differences, even if we rarely mention them. According to the annual Gulf Business salary survey, In the UAE, a Western expat makes 12.6 per cent more than an Arab expat and [...]
Are you the next Compensation & Benefits Manager for Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi ?
October 7, 2012 by
I am happy today to share that there is a Compensation & Benefits Manager position available at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is a multi-specialty hospital, currently under construction in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2013. This 360 (expandable to 490) bed facility will be a unique and [...]
Financial background checks for executive candidates – are they needed ?
October 4, 2012 by
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 [...]
Recruiters and the pay compression challenge
September 11, 2012 by
In today’s Reader Question I would like to thank Miatta, one of my newer subscribers, for sending me the following comment on pay compression : “My main struggle in Comp and Ben has been why it is difficult for recruiters or managers to understand the importance of why compensation professionals insist on making salary offers within certain [...]
Case study – refusing to increase base pay further
June 17, 2012 by
I have created, over the years, a “swipe file” of C&B situations I have faced and how I reacted to them. The idea is that I keep a copy of the more seminal communication pieces I have written, mostly one-to-one, not the “all employees” emails that we all have to spend from time to time. [...]
4 considerations when creating a job title structure
June 5, 2012 by
In today’s Reader Question, I will explore the topic of how to create a job title family for your organisation. One of my friends recently had to open a whole new area for the company she works at. For the sake of the post, let’s say her company operates in retail and construction, and it [...]
