Be a great employer, and reap the benefits
Companies regarded as good places to work consistently outperform their competitors. Michael Burchell, partner and director at the Great Place to Work Institute, explains why.
September 23, 2010 9:09-
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Start planning your retirement NOW
Employment prospects for older people are getting worse as the demands on pension provisions increase. If you aren’t planning, plan. And if you are planning, re-evaluate.
September 20, 2010 2:43 -
Help mosque or help extremists
Saudi blogger Eman Al Nafjan says critics of the Park51 mosque in New York could be unintentionally encouraging extremism.
September 15, 2010 3:12
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Forty-three percent ready to quit
A large proportion of UAE professionals are in the market for new jobs, apparently. Kipp’s poll asked readers if they had plans to move on – the results are in.
September 14, 2010 4:34 -
Quran-burning anger
Saudi Arabia’s Arab News rails against plans by a US church to burn copies of the Quran in this editorial.
September 9, 2010 1:26 -
Height of fraud
Forty-two people are dead and at least 200 commercial airline pilots have lied about their level of experience. This Arab News editorial rails against fraudsters who lie about their qualifications.
September 8, 2010 1:50
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UAE goes nuclear
Construction on the UAE’s first nuclear power plant is just around the corner, and we asked what you thought. The results are in.
September 6, 2010 3:18 -
Let women work too
Abdullah Abu Al-Samh of Arab News writes in favour of moves to employ female cashiers in supermarkets in Saudi Arabia. Kipp agrees.
September 5, 2010 3:41 -
Tales of torture
We get a point of view from Saudi, as leading English daily Arab News calls for the perpetrators who abused a Sri Lankan maid to be punished if found guilty.
September 1, 2010 1:50
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Pakistan in a fix
The cricket scam has dented the country’s image at a time when it’s also reeling from the worst floods in living memory, says Arab News. The timing couldn’t be worse.
August 31, 2010 1:09 -
Up in the air
As companies scale back on business travel, Kipp asked readers how often they’re allowed out of the office. Not very, is the answer.
August 30, 2010 1:50 -
Prospects for peace
Are we on the brink of a lasting peace in the Middle East? Writing in Arab News, peace activists Dr. Nazir Khaja and Fr. Raymond G. Helmick assess the chances.
August 29, 2010 4:12
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Debate rages over Saudi women working as cashiers
Panda supermarket has launched its pilot programme of women cashiers in Saudi. Fatima Sidiya of Arab News reports on the fierce debate this has triggered in the country.
August 26, 2010 2:09 -
International City: As bad as they say?
Prices of units in Dubai’s International City have now dropped below their original selling points. Is it that bad, or is this just a case of poor publicity?
August 25, 2010 4:59 -
Dubai’s cheque law: Should it be changed?
A new court opened this week to deal specifically with cheque crime. Once again it has prompted calls for Dubai’s stringent cheque law to be changed.
August 24, 2010 12:11
