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HR & Recruitment in the UAE

When expanding to the United Arab Emirates you'll need to make a few decisions in terms of staffing: decide if you can and want to relocate employees to the UAE, and the processes required to employ foreign nationals (indigenous to your country of expansion).

Employing Foreign Nationals

The fundamental thing to comprehend when it comes to employing indigenous workers is the law. Depending on your location, the employment of staff can be affected by many extraneous factors, such as longevity of service, social charges, collective agreements, qualification and experience, etc.

International Employees

Yet again, plucking talent from neighbouring countries may not come without its woes. Make sure you know the legislative restrictions and allowances of such a practice. All foreign workers in UAE must have approval from the Labour Department of the Ministry of Labour and Foreign Affairs. Outside of free trade zones, foreign ownership of businesses is limited and restrictions to the number of foreign workers apply.

Employee Relocation

Perhaps you need someone with talent, experience and reliability. Someone you can trust. Someone with the right understanding of your business to join you overseas. And why not. But you must consider both the cost-effectiveness of such a move, and the laws that preside over it.

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