In this post i will cover some of the subjects that you should know about before starting your job-search in Dubai.
Dubai is a multi-cultural blend of diverse, young, dynamic, and professional people. These individ
uals come from all over the world in search of Dubai jobs and in order to enjoy the high quality of life that the United Arab Emirates has to offer. This is one the reasons why Dubai has one the fastest growing populations among the major cities of the world.Dubai jobs offer more than the promise of a higher paycheck. The reasons why people are choosing to move to Dubai, is that it offers a better quality of life, good employment prospects. All this is combined to provide one of the best working environments and lifestyle choices available in the world today.
1. Employment prospects:
You should ideally have a firm offer of employment before travelling to Dubai. Speculative visits are occasionally successful, but you need to be lucky and have high-grade qualifications and experience to stand any chance. In addition, you will almost certainly need knowledgeable local contacts and have done some research into the types of company which would most value your experience. Click here to start your search for the company of your choice.
2. Recruitment Agencies:
Recruitment agencies in Dubai itself are sometimes used for placing expatriates in temporary work, or for expatriate wives wishing to take up local employment. There a
re numerous regulations controlling the employment of spouses, and separate work visas are needed; the agent handles the details. Local agents are also used if expatriates change jobs. This, however, is uncommon, as expatriates are normally sent to Dubai under contract and job changes are restricted by their employers. You might, under certain circumstances, be allowed to break your contract, in which case a local agency might be of use.
Click here to find a recruitment agency.
3. Temporary & Casual Work:
Owing to the number of expatriate workers on short-term contracts, there isn’t much casual and temporary work available, and you shouldn’t travel to Dubai with the purpose of finding temporary or casual work.
Over the last few years, however, increasing numbers of young westerners on a gap-year have managed to find temporary work in Dubai before travelling on to south-east Asia, Australia and New Zealand. If this is your intention, bear in mind that you’re up against workers from Asia who might be prepared to work for lower wages than a westerner would expect. Temporary and casual work might be available in the following areas:
You should ideally have a firm offer of employment before travelling to Dubai. Speculative visits are occasionally successful, but you need to be lucky and have high-grade qualifications and experience to stand any chance. In addition, you will almost certainly need knowledgeable local contacts and have done some research into the types of company which would most value your experience. Click here to start your search for the company of your choice.
2. Recruitment Agencies:
Recruitment agencies in Dubai itself are sometimes used for placing expatriates in temporary work, or for expatriate wives wishing to take up local employment. There a
re numerous regulations controlling the employment of spouses, and separate work visas are needed; the agent handles the details. Local agents are also used if expatriates change jobs. This, however, is uncommon, as expatriates are normally sent to Dubai under contract and job changes are restricted by their employers. You might, under certain circumstances, be allowed to break your contract, in which case a local agency might be of use.Click here to find a recruitment agency.
3. Temporary & Casual Work:
Owing to the number of expatriate workers on short-term contracts, there isn’t much casual and temporary work available, and you shouldn’t travel to Dubai with the purpose of finding temporary or casual work.
Over the last few years, however, increasing numbers of young westerners on a gap-year have managed to find temporary work in Dubai before travelling on to south-east Asia, Australia and New Zealand. If this is your intention, bear in mind that you’re up against workers from Asia who might be prepared to work for lower wages than a westerner would expect. Temporary and casual work might be available in the following areas:
* office administration, secretarial work and work in recruitment agencies
* retail work during the height of the tourist season
* bar staff in restaurants and nightclubs
* various jobs in ports such as crewing or making deliveries
* market research street interviewers
* nursing
* courier services with international companies
* driving for companies offering desert tours
4. Working conditions
Salaries in Dubai are usually similar to or greater than those paid in western countries. But because the region has no personal taxation, net income is usually much greater, w
hich is one of the major attractions of working in Dubai. In the past, remuneration packages were split into various elements: basic salary, car provision or allowance, housing provision or allowance, medical cover, education for children and air tickets for home visits. Today, however, employers tend just to pay a salary, which covers all these expenses, although in some cases there are performance or other bonuses.
The working week in Dubai tends to vary between 40 and 48 hours, depending on the particular company’s policy. Office hours are usually from 8.30 or 9.00 am to 5.30 or 6.00 pm. There are no differences in time keeping between summer and winter. In the month of Ramadan, the working day is reduced to six hours and legally this should apply to all staff, but many companies only apply it to Muslims, who fast during daylight hours.
Friday is the Muslim rest day and, if your company has a five-day working week, the other day off will probably be either Thursday or Saturday.
5. Employment Contracts:
In Dubai, your contract specifies your basic salary, job title, duties and responsibilities, the period o
f your contract, and possibly also details of the reporting structure and performance measures of the company. An employment contract should also contain termination conditions, including required notice of intent to terminate the contract on either side and liabilities to be incurred in respect of breaking the conditions of the contract. Your contract might include the phrase ‘employment subject to obtaining the necessary permits’.
Traditionally, most expatriate contracts were for two years only, but it’s becoming increasingly common for contracts to be open-ended.
6. Social Security
Foreign workers have access to medical facilities, but to little else. In fact, Dubai is beginning to pressurise companies to provide medical insurance for their employees to ease expatriate pressure on state healthcare programmes, and private medical insurance is recommended for most foreigners.
There are no state pension schemes in Dubai for foreign expatriates, although certain state institutions and some international companies have corporate pension schemes.
Salaries in Dubai are usually similar to or greater than those paid in western countries. But because the region has no personal taxation, net income is usually much greater, w
hich is one of the major attractions of working in Dubai. In the past, remuneration packages were split into various elements: basic salary, car provision or allowance, housing provision or allowance, medical cover, education for children and air tickets for home visits. Today, however, employers tend just to pay a salary, which covers all these expenses, although in some cases there are performance or other bonuses.The working week in Dubai tends to vary between 40 and 48 hours, depending on the particular company’s policy. Office hours are usually from 8.30 or 9.00 am to 5.30 or 6.00 pm. There are no differences in time keeping between summer and winter. In the month of Ramadan, the working day is reduced to six hours and legally this should apply to all staff, but many companies only apply it to Muslims, who fast during daylight hours.
Friday is the Muslim rest day and, if your company has a five-day working week, the other day off will probably be either Thursday or Saturday.
5. Employment Contracts:
In Dubai, your contract specifies your basic salary, job title, duties and responsibilities, the period o
f your contract, and possibly also details of the reporting structure and performance measures of the company. An employment contract should also contain termination conditions, including required notice of intent to terminate the contract on either side and liabilities to be incurred in respect of breaking the conditions of the contract. Your contract might include the phrase ‘employment subject to obtaining the necessary permits’.Traditionally, most expatriate contracts were for two years only, but it’s becoming increasingly common for contracts to be open-ended.
6. Social Security
Foreign workers have access to medical facilities, but to little else. In fact, Dubai is beginning to pressurise companies to provide medical insurance for their employees to ease expatriate pressure on state healthcare programmes, and private medical insurance is recommended for most foreigners.
There are no state pension schemes in Dubai for foreign expatriates, although certain state institutions and some international companies have corporate pension schemes.
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