UAE: Ride-Hailing Service Careem to Hire Over 200 Staff

  • Date: 14-Jun-2021
  • Source: Al Bawaba
  • Sector:Transport
  • Country:UAE
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UAE: Ride-Hailing Service Careem to Hire Over 200 Staff

During the peak of the pandemic, Careem, which is best known for its ride-hailing service, said the number of rides it carried out dropped by around 80 percent.

It announced in May 2020 that it had laid off 536 employees, representing 31 percent of its workforce, describing the recovery period at the time as "alarmingly unknown.“

But in the last year, Careem has pivoted from a purely ride-hailing app to what it describes as a "super app,“ offering additional services such as grocery delivery,