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Private sector unhappy about Emirati public-sector pay raise
Private sector companies working in the UAE are struggling to match yet another pay-raise for public-sector employees when looking for Emirati employees, The National reported Tuesday (December 22nd). The increase in federal salaries by 70% makes government work more enticing but has left the private sector scrambling to fill quotas for Emirati citizens.
The paper quoted several expatriates denouncing the government’s move, including Ingo Forstenlechner, an assistant professor at UAE University who said the pay raise was not tied to performance and will negatively affect Emirati attitudes about work. Emiratis make up 54% of public sector employees and 1% of the private sector.
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