Careem goes remote-first, will allow employees to work from home on a permanent basis

Careem goes remote-first, will allow employees to work from home on a permanent basis

Careem is going remote-first, giving its employees across 36 offices around the region the option to work from home on a permanent basis, it announced today. We've seen many technology companies in Silicon Valley extend the work-from-home policy until the end of 2021 and some including Twitter announce it as a permanent option.

But that is obviously not the case in the region. With this decision, Dubai-headquartered Careem has become one of the first big tech players of the region to introduce work-from-home as a permanent option for its workforce.

“We believe it is the future of work that is good for business and more flexible for colleagues. Moreover, it is deeply aligned with our cultural values of ownership and trust,” said Mudassir Sheikha, co-founder and CEO of Careem, announcing the decision in