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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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Dubai travel: Emirates to launch daily non-stop flights to Hangzhou

Emirates is set to launch a daily non-stop service between Dubai and Hangzhou from July 30. The airline’s latest...

Dubai: Private parking fees double in some areas; motorists urge action amid soaring rates

Hameed Hashim, a rice trader living in Al Warqa and operating his wholesale business in Al Ras, said he is now spending more on...

Sheikh Mohammed announces AI as mandatory subject in UAE schools

Dubai: The UAE Cabinet has approved the final curriculum to introduce Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a subject across all levels of government education, from...

UAE lifts Lebanon travel ban, allows citizens from May 7

Abu Dhabi: The UAE will lift its travel ban on Lebanon, allowing Emirati citizens to visit the country starting May 7, 2025, the Ministry...

UAE weather: Slight temperature drop and dusty conditions expected

Dubai: Residents can expect clear to partly cloudy skies today, with a slight, gradual decrease in temperatures, especially along the coastal areas, according to...