Employers have certainly had a lot to contend with over the past two years as ‘people’ issues have permeated every business function within an organisation. Analysing the trends coming out of recent events (remote and hybrid working for example) will occupy us for months to come and we are now starting to see Governments in the region modernising employment frameworks to enable employers to address some of these challenges. Initiatives such as the year of 50th, 2022 being the year of the World Cup in Qatar and implementation of Vision 2030 in KSA will change the face of the workforce in this region.
Throughout 2020 and 2021, the MEA Employment Group has sought to assist employers through a range of webinars, articles and videos but in November 2021, we held a much awaited in-person event for over 100 of our clients to talk about the New UAE Labour Law, as well as some of the key challenges employers are currently grappling with in the Middle East and Africa region.
The session included anonymous ‘spot’ polls and discussions on key trends which, on request, we are sharing in this summary article.
Attracting and retaining talent in the “new” working environment
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