LinkedIn: 76% of UAE executives worried global economic uncertainty will slow down “pandemic progress” in the workplace

LinkedIn: 76% of UAE executives worried global economic uncertainty will slow down “pandemic progress” in the workplace

Executives are forced to make tough choices that threaten recent progress around skills development, employee wellbeing, and flexibility

LinkedIn research finds that these decisions aren’t made lightly with 57% of UAE-based companies holding back on making benefit cuts to maintain productivity

Leaders say keeping employees motivated and engaged is among their top workforce priorities over the next six months

Dubai, UAE: As the world emerges from the Great Reshuffle and enters an era of economic uncertainty, employee flexibility and benefits introduced during the pandemic are now at risk. New C-level research from LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, finds that the current global climate is slowing down progress in important areas of working life such as skills development (93%), employee wellbeing (89%), and flexible work (76%) across UAE businesses.

The LinkedIn study, surveying 2,900+ C-level executives from large companies across the world, shows that leaders are still grappling with flexible working measures. In the UAE, while 77% of executives believe that flexible work conditions will remain for the next five years at least, over three-quarters of them express concern that the prevailing economic uncertainty could push back the progress on flexibility that’s been made as leaders look to bring back employees to the office.

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