INTRODUCTIONWhat does Human Resources Do?

HR is fundamentally an expression of an organizations belief in the employee element of that organization's success.

Main HR Tools:• Recruitment & Selection• Workforce Planning• Remuneration• Job Analysis• Training and Development• Industrial Relations / Employee Relations / Employment Relations• Organizational Development / Change Management• HR Metrics

What does Human Resources Do?

HR Last 15 years…..

HR TODAY

Prepare

Implement

Review

Business Strategy- HR Business Alignment

Strategic HRM Talent Management HR Risk Management

Functional & Cross Functional HR Value Chain

Workforce Planning Learning Wellness Performance Reward ERM OD

HR Value & Delivery Platform

HR Service Delivery HR Technology (HRIS Platform)

HR Competencies

Measuring HR SuccessHR Audits, Standards & Metrics

Improve

HR TODAY

Importance of and satisfaction with employee relationships with management aspects

HR TODAYInternal Client

• The customers of HR – line managers, senior managers and employees – want a function that is responsive, proactive and professional.

• Managers and employees want support from HR people with real professional expertise: ‘people partners’ who can help them address their people issues in the business context.

• HR functions should obtain much more thorough feedback from their internal customers – line managers, senior managers and employees.

• Customers said that they valued an HR function that was fair, knowledgeable, did not hinder their work and protected employee interests.

HR TODAY

HR Next 10 years…

Transforming HR to meet new business priorities

Work from home

HR Model : Life Cycle of an employee.Employee Value Proposition (EVP)

Working in UAE

A nation of expats UAE is relying heavily

on foreign labor to keep its projects and economy running.

around 55% of UAE´s total population come from South Asia.

Emiratis, amount to about 10% of the total population.

Working Hours

UAE Labor law :”The maximum prescribed working hours for an adult employee is eight hours daily or forty-eight hours per week. However, the working hours may be increased to nine hours per day in the case of persons employed in trades, hotels, cafeterias, guards”.

Salaries• Salaries paid in UAE are tax free.• Salaries vary widely in Dubai, depending on your qualifications and negotiation skills.• No minimum wage rates or standardized salaries.• Salaries also vary widely depending on nationalities, qualifications, experience, employee

history and other random factors.• Basic salary is what is a negotiated rate stipulated in your labor contract. The amount is

important, as it is the basis of calculation for your end-of-service gratuity pay.• If leaving within a year – No Gratuity• More than a year, but, less than 5 years – 21 days of basic salary• More than 5 years – 21 days’ basic pay for up to 5 years, apart from remaining 30 days basic

salary per day wage.

Employment Benefits• Gratuity shall be calculated on the basis of

last drawn basic salary of an employee.• Annual leave of 30 days after completing

each year of service.• After the probation an employee shall be

entitled to sick leave not more than 90 days either continuous or intermittent per each year of service, computed as below:

• Maternity Leave of 45 days• Medical Insurance Covered• 1 round trip ticket to point of origin in

connection with annual Leave every year.

UAE Law

• The Federal Supreme Council is the main governing body of the seven emirates.

• The UAE Labor Law is a federal Law, that covers all aspects of employee-employer relationships. It applies to all staff working in all the emirates of the Federation whether nationals or expatriates.

• UAE Companies Commercial Law applies to all companies operating in the UAE.• UAE Immigration Law controls the flow of foreigners in and out of its borders.

Lifestyle• Culture in Dubai is rooted in Islamic traditions that form UAE National's lifestyles. It is highly important that when tourists

visit Dubai they must respect and behave suitably, as the Emiratis are very protective over their culture and traditions.• Dubai is famously known as the entertainment capital of the Middle East.• Alcohol is not forbidden in Dubai, as long as it is confined within an area like a hotel, bar or nightclub. Residents are free to

drink in their own homes as long as they have an alcohol licence issued by the municipality.• Emiratis tend to dress in their traditional clothes influenced by their Islamic belief. Most men prefer the traditional

dishdasha or khandura (a long white shirt-dress), with ghutra (a white headdress) and agal (a rope worn to keep the ghutra in place). The Emirati women tend to wear an abaya (a long black cloak), which is worn over conservative clothes, with a sheyla or hijab (a scarf used to wrap around the face and head).

• Photographs of government buildings, military installations, ports and airports should not be taken. • The most religious time of the year in Dubai, is the fast of Ramadan, which lasts approximately for one month.

UAE Job Market

Finance & Accounting

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Construction & Property

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Information Technology

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Marketing

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Reasons employees seek employment in other companies