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UAE’s new end-of-service savings scheme explained for employees

Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization (MOHRE) has called on private sector companies to enroll in the Voluntary Savings Scheme, an alternative to the traditional end-of-service gratuity system. The initiative offers significant benefits to participating companies by...

BBC to lay off 500 employees by end of March 2026

The BBC will lay off 500 employees by the end of March 2026, after reducing its staff by 10% over the past five years (about 2,000), the group announced Tuesday, according to AFP. And showed BBC Annual Report A 500,000-drop...

Pixar is restructuring its operations and laying off 14% of its employees

Pixar decided to restructure its operations and abandon content production for the Disney Plus platform to focus on film production, after a series of disappointing financial results for some of its recent films. Pixar, a subsidiary of Disney, announced restructuring...

UAE: Employees ask to work from home as vehicles remain submerged in parking lots

Many motorists’ worst fears came true when their vehicles didn’t start as rainwater seeped into engines after remaining for three, four days in submerged parking lots. In addition to applying for police certificates and follow-ups with insurance companies to get...

Amazon replaces 100,000 employees with 750,000 robots

The second largest private company in the world increases the number of robots it has to 750,000 instead of 100,000 employees Amazon is accelerating its use of robots, having deployed more than 750,000 robots to work alongside its employees. And...

UAE: Necessary for employees, new rule coming into force from January 1, 2022

The new rule is coming into effect from January 1, 2022. The new rule for federal employees in the UAE is going into effect from January 1, 2022. Now the employees will have to work only from 7.30am to 3.30pm...

Dubai’s RTA grants Dhs1.1 million to 100 insolvent employees

The Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has granted over Dhs 1 million to its insolvent employees as part of the Year of Giving innitiative. The RTA said on its Twitter, “About 100 employees of RTA have benefited from the...

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UAE-Pakistan travel: PIA relaunches direct flights from Dubai to Skardu

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) announced on May 30 the re-launch of its direct service between Dubai International (DXB) airport...

Schengen visa scam in UAE: Fake travel agents charging Dh4,000, experts warn

With the summer travel season in full swing, UAE residents are being warned about fraudulent travel agents charging thousands of dirhams per person for...

Dubai: No private parking? Residents may need to pay Dh500 for a spot this summer

With the Eid Al Adha break starting next Thursday, many UAE residents preparing for summer travel are facing an unexpected hurdle - soaring private...

UAE introduces new service to verify academic degrees of private sector employees

A new digital project launched in the UAE will help verify the academic qualifications of private sector workers, authorities announced on Monday. The service...

UAE: Minimum bank balance requirement of Dh5,000 suspended

The Central Bank of the UAE on Tuesday asked banks not to increase the minimum balance requirement from Dh3,000 to Dh5,000 for retail customers. The...