UAE government jobs offer best work-life balance: Survey

UAE government jobs offer best work-life balance: Survey

UAE residents believe that a government or civil service job maintains the best work-life balance, followed by banking and finance, and oil/petrochemical sectors, according to a new survey.

Conducted by Bayt.com and YouGov, the survey results showed that around 30 per cent, 22 per cent and 17 per cent of residents find that the government, banking and energy sectors, respectively, offer the best work-life balance.

This is followed by 12 per cent, for the field of education and academia.

When it came to satisfaction with the current or most recent industries, UAE respondents were most satisfied with the working hours (61 per cent), followed by work culture (55 per cent) and work-life balance (49 per cent).

The survey revealed that most UAE