Posts Tagged ‘absenteeism’
By Aarti Nagraj • Jan 14th, 2010 • Category: Bahrain, Cover Story, Labor, The Work
Bahrain has just approved a proposal to increase the annual leave for private sector employees by a week. Predictably, businessmen and employers are annoyed.
By Kipp • Dec 28th, 2009 • Category: Kipp's Blog
The Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia is suffering from a major problem of absenteeism, according to a recent report.
By Aarti Nagraj • Oct 20th, 2009 • Category: Bahrain, Cover Story, Health, The Work
Bahrain, which is suffering from high rates of absenteeism at work, has now approved a new plan that allows civil servants in the country to take a week off to support ill family members.
The emirate’s fashion scene may have been affected by the financial crisis, but some in the industry see a more positive trend in the future.
Though often described as a ‘Mexican oligarch’, the world’s richest man, who is worth a cool $53bn, has Lebanese ancestry. And he hasn’t forgotten it.
Around 35% of the medication sold in the Middle East is fake, compared to just 1% in the US. Kipp examines the threat posed by this $75 billion global trade, ...
The News Corp boss did not make a single reference to Dubai in his speech at Abu Dhabi’s glitzy media summit. But he still has links to the emirate’s high-profile ...
Democracy is the “most important priority” for the Arab youth, according to a recent survey. But some say this marks an urge for greater self-determination, rather than a change in ...
One was rocked by a ‘fake ads’ scandal, the other has seen a steadily declining number of entries. So which of the region’s competing advertising awards has the edge?
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