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Going the extra mile for equality

By Aarti Nagraj • Mar 4th, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, Regional, The Work, employment

Despite a slight improvement in gender equality, women make up just 15 percent of the working population in some Gulf states.

Vacation time

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.

The rising illness

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.

Majority of ME workers looking for a new job

By Kipp • Sep 6th, 2009 • Category: Middle East Business News, Regional

Around 70 percent of the respondents…

Fmylife.com

By Aarti Nagraj • May 21st, 2009 • Category: Kipp's Blog

The site is Kipp’s latest distracter in office. It’s addictive. Seriously.

10 websites to keep you occupied at work

By Aarti Nagraj • Apr 27th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Dubai, Nation, The Work, office life

From social networking forums to gaming sites, there are various websites on the internet to distract ourselves from work. But research shows that a little distraction makes us more productive.

Drunk on the job

By Aarti Nagraj • Jan 15th, 2009 • Category: Kipp's Blog

A new ruling in Peru says that employees can’t be fired for being drunk at work.

A part-time proposal

By Aarti Nagraj • Jan 11th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Dubai, Labor, The Work

The Dubai government is employing part-timers. Should the private sector follow suit?

An unhappy lot

By Aarti Nagraj • Dec 29th, 2008 • Category: Article, Cover Story, The Life, office life

A recent survey reveals that the people in the UAE are a dissatisfied and pessimistic lot. Do you agree?

We don’t need no education?

By Kipp • Nov 6th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Labor, The Work

Saudi Arabia says you do. The kingdom has recently decided not to grant work visas to illiterate foreigners, a move which could be disastrous for some, and advantageous for others.