Gulf News Archives - Kamaxi Overseas Consultants

Making the best of your overseas experience

10 December, 2012 admin

People who work for a short or long period of their career abroad may find that this professional – and personal — experience is particularly valuable to future employers – when and if they decide to return to their home countries. In many cases, an overseas experience sets a job applicant apart – positively or negatively because the person has likely gained exposure to different systems, structure and work procedures. With that in mind, people who have worked abroad and…

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Top 4 Reasons Employees Quit – How to Hire Staff who Stick

30 November, 2012 admin

“What was their reason for leaving?” The four most common reasons for leaving their organization were, in order of rank: Limited career/promotion opportunities Supervisor lacked respect/support Compensation Job duties boring/no challenge. Of course, ordinarily staff retention is a key focus of the ‘at work’ HR Business partners and employee relations team. However, upon knowing these top reasons for employees leaving it becomes clear that there are real steps that recruiters can and should be taking to not only hire staff…

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Two-month amnesty to illegal residents

26 November, 2012 admin

Abu Dhabi: A two-month amnesty has been granted to illegal residents, allowing them to leave the country without penalty or regularize their visas, a senior official said. Major General Nasser Awadi Al Menhali, Assistant Undersecretary for Naturalization, Residency and Ports Affairs, told a news conference: “Illegal residents who overstayed their visas can visit residency departments across the UAE to obtain outpasses and leave the country without penalties, or regularise their visas, after payment of fines between December 4 and February…

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Indian workers in UAE can access welfare fund

15 November, 2012 admin

Special fund helps workers access support in times of labour disputes Abu Dhabi: Indian workers with difficulties stemming from labour disputes can access a special Indian Community Welfare Fund to provide legal assistance. It is the discretion of the Indian Ambassador to extend such assistance to the needy, Vayalar Ravi, Indian Overseas Affairs Minister, said in Abu Dhabi in a meeting with Indian community members at the Indian Social and Cultural Centre (ISC). He noted that the ambassador or the…

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Salary increases in UAE, Saudi and Qatar to overtake inflation rates.

2 November, 2012 admin

Dubai: Your wallet may just get heavier: Salaries in the UAE could rise by five per cent next year, with the highest raises expected in the energy, consumer goods and technology sectors, according to a recent survey. A survey of about 500 companies in the Gulf across industries forecasts a five per cent rise in the UAE, 5.6 per cent in Qatar and six per cent in Saudi Arabia during 2013 — which will remain above the forecast inflation rates,…

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Qatar’s public sector to get 10 days off for Eid

18 October, 2012 admin

Manama: Qatar’s public sector employees will be given 10 days off as the country celebrates Eid Al Adha. The holidays will start on Thursday, October 25, and will end on Saturday, November 3. Eid holidays are usually four days, one day before Eid as pilgrims ascend Mount Arafat in the outskirts of Makkah and Muslims not performing pilgrimage are encouraged to fast. With Eid expected to start on Friday, two days will be given in lieu of the official weekend…

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227 illegal residents arrested in Oman

12 October, 2012 admin

Muscat: The authorities in Oman continued their crackdown against the illegal expatriate work force in the country by extending the dragnet to the interior region this week. “227 foreigners have been arrested during a raid at a number of locations in historic Nizwa town. 90 of those arrested had entered Oman illegally while 137 had violated the country’s residency laws. The senior police officer added that the raid was carried out with the cooperation of the Attorney General’s office and…

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READING

21 September, 2012 admin

“Reading” is the process of looking at a series of written symbols and getting meaning from them. Reading can be silent (in our head) or aloud (so that other people can hear). Reading is a receptive skill – through it we receive information. But the complex process of reading also requires the skill of speaking, so that we can pronounce the words that we read. Reading is a highly valuable skill and activity, and it is recommended that English learners…

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ENGLISH PHRASES

21 September, 2012 admin

In everyday speech, a phrase may refer to any group of words. A phrase is a group of words which acts as a single unit in meaning and in grammar, and is not built round a verb. Listed below is an example: The strange green creatures with bobbing heads spoke. The phrase the strange green creatures with bobbing heads acts as the subject of the verb spoke. The phrase is a single unit both in its meaning and in its…

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Kuwait visit visas limited to spouses, children

21 September, 2012 admin

Kuwait is to restrict family visit visas to the spouse and children of the applicant. “The interior ministry has informed all the immigration directorates to limit the family visit applications by all expatriates in Kuwait to the spouse and children, and not to consider applications for other relatives,” The ban applies to Arab and non-Arab nationalities. The decision was reportedly taken based on the difficult living and security situations in some countries. “The immigration directorates have received thousands of family…

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