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GCC Market Intelligence
Regional hiring trends, sector analysis, and talent market updates.
Maternity Leave in the UAE: The Statutory 60 Days, and What Senior Professionals Should Negotiate Above It
UAE private-sector maternity leave is 60 days, 45 on full pay and 15 on half pay, with extra protections around illness, nursing and dismissal. What the law gives you, where it stops, and what to ask for in a senior offer before you sign.
UAE Labour Law on Termination: What Happens When Your Employer Ends It
When an employer ends your contract in the UAE, not when you resign: the lawful grounds, arbitrary dismissal and what it is worth, gratuity on termination versus resignation, the residence visa grace period, and what to negotiate before you sign anything.
Sick Leave in the UAE: The 90-Day Entitlement Senior Professionals Get Wrong
UAE sick leave is a precise statutory entitlement, not a company policy: 90 days a year on a tiered pay structure, with different rules during probation, around notice, and if it runs out. What Article 31 actually says, and where senior professionals get it wrong.
Probation Period in the UAE: What Senior Professionals Should Know Before They Sign
The UAE probation period looks like a formality until you need to resign, get terminated, or move employer during it. The statutory six-month cap, the notice rules that change depending on where you are going, and how probation counts toward your eventual gratuity.
Annual Leave and UAE Labour Law in 2026: What Senior Professionals Need to Know
Annual leave looks like the simplest line in a UAE contract, and it is the one most senior professionals have never actually checked against the law. What the statutory minimum is in 2026, how it interacts with end of service, and where senior packages routinely exceed it.
General Manager Salary in Dubai: GM vs MD vs Country Head, Explained
General Manager is the most inconsistently used senior title in the Dubai market. Real bands for each version of the role, and the three questions that tell you which one you are actually being offered.
The UAE Golden Visa for Senior Professionals: Who Qualifies in 2026
The UAE Golden Visa routes that matter to senior professionals in 2026, the salary and qualification thresholds, and what a ten year residency changes about your career leverage.
Notice Periods, Resignation and Your Rights in the UAE in 2026
What the UAE labour law says about notice periods, resigning correctly, pay in lieu, and your right to search for a new role while serving out your notice.
GCC Market Intelligence: How Sovereign Wealth Funds Are Reshaping Senior Hiring in 2026
Mubadala, PIF, QIA, and their portfolio companies are now among the most active senior hirers in the Gulf. Here is what that means for executive candidates and the regional talent market.
The GCC Senior Leadership Market in 2026: Signals, Shifts and What to Do Now
The GCC talent market for senior professionals is moving fast in 2026. Certain sectors are hiring aggressively, others are restructuring, and the expectations placed on incoming executives have shifted materially. Here is what the evidence shows.