Abdulrahman Al Ansari discusses a new report which indicates that around half of workers in Gulf Co-Operation Council (GCC) nations such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) received a pay rise in 2015.
Commenting on the release of the report, Chris Greaves, managing director of Hays Middle East, said that “there are many mixed messages around salary and expectations in the GCC hiring market.” Continuing, Greaves noted: “On the one hand, the low energy prices and increasingly volatile political situation in the Middle East have led to companies being very careful when addressing any new risk and taking a cautious approach to growth in order to reduce costs.
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