Work-from-home, extra allowances: UAE firms mull new ways to help employees beat inflation

Work-from-home, extra allowances: UAE firms mull new ways to help employees beat inflation

Recruitment consultants suggest that workers ask for more benefits

Published: Wed 20 Jul 2022, 11:44 AM

The UAE firms are considering inflation allowances for employees to offset the impact of inflation.

With inflation rising due to high fuel, food and rents rates, recruitment consultants suggested that employees can expect and should request to have more benefits, such as work from home days to help reduce fuel bills and provide training and development in additional skills that will increase their chances for promotions and increments in tough economic times.

Vineet Mehra, director of Sales at Adecco Middle East, a global recruitment firm, said companies in the UAE are still discussing inflation-related allowance internally in order to help employees beat inflation.

The UAE government recently introduced an inflation allowance for low-income citizens to support them against the rise in inflation occurring worldwide due to high oil and food prices. As part of this social support programme, the government doubled the budget to Dh28 billion.

Under this scheme, UAE citizens will get allowances for fuel, water and electricity and food.

“This is still being discussed internally and not confirmed yet. However, a few steps are being taken into consideration such as re-looking at the fuel reimbursement part for the employees