{"id":6501,"date":"2015-10-28T18:36:16","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T18:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/career-advice\/career-advancement-trumps-salary-flexitime-monster-gulf-poll-6501\/"},"modified":"2023-12-08T17:00:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T11:30:01","slug":"career-advancement-trumps-salary-flexitime-monster-gulf-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.founditgulf.com\/career-advice\/career-advancement-trumps-salary-flexitime-monster-gulf-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Career advancement trumps salary, flexitime: Monster Gulf poll"},"content":{"rendered":"

With job-hopping being the new trend, according to the Emirates Nationals Development Programme, there\u2019s a growing concern among private sector employers across the Gulf about how to retain employees. While offering more money may seem like the go-to option, a new Monster Gulf poll on “What Benefits Would Retain You For Long In An Organization” reveals that surprisingly, a salary hike isn’t what most employees are looking for.<\/span><\/p>\n

Career growth is the number one factor that keeps employees in a job<\/span><\/strong>
\nCareer advancement opportunities (39%) beat more obvious choices like job security and salary to come out ahead as the main reason to stay on in a job. <\/span>It\u2019s no coincidence this comes at a time when a growing number of Gulf locals are setting their public sector dreams aside to opt for jobs in private companies. Operating in a global economy, today\u2019s workforce aims at touching new professional heights and comes armed with personal career goals to fulfil. Career advancement – where employees are encouraged to develop new skills and responsibilities and coached, trained and mentored by seniors \u2013 is given the importance it deserves in this work environment. <\/span><\/p>\n

In a related move, 12% of Gulf employees polled cited learning and development — through new assignments, developmental feedback, conversations and mentoring \u2013 as a reason to hold off on changing companies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Job security comes a close second<\/span><\/strong>
\nGiven the preference for public sector positions in the region, it\u2019s not surprising that 24% of those polled in the Monster Gulf survey value job security. Especially given the economic downturn due to the fall in oil prices, political turmoil and refugee situation in neighbouring countries like Syria. Employees take an organization\u2019s tenure, legacy, how it has withstood economic challenges and how it is poised for growth very seriously. In a shaky economy, they don\u2019t want to spend days and nights worrying about how and where to get a job. Today\u2019s multigenerational workforce may have its differences, but the importance of a steady job that gives you financial stability is the one thing everyone agrees on.<\/span><\/p>\n

Only 17% cited money as a reason to stay back<\/strong> <\/span>
\nBase pay and salary may not be the most important determinant according to the poll. But it remains an important decider for people to continue in jobs. The Gulf\u2019s large expatriate work force is always weighing the benefits of staying on versus going back home. Many have begun to demand higher pay packages, particularly for skilled and technical roles. Local hires are also reimbursed well. UAE nationals, in particular graduates for instance, are being offered attractive salaries and benefits to enter the private sector.<\/span><\/p>\n

Flexitime is compulsory to retain 8% employees<\/span><\/strong>
\nIn a region striving to bring a gender balance to the workforce, it\u2019s not surprising that work-life balance is given importance. Several companies in the Gulf offer flexitime to counter absenteeism. Working from a location that better suits your lifestyle along suitable hours are some of the measures put in place to increase motivational levels and employee productivity. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With job-hopping being the new trend, according to the Emirates Nationals Development Programme, there\u2019s a growing concern among private sector employers across the Gulf about how to retain employees. While offering more money may seem like the go-to option, a new Monster Gulf poll on “What Benefits Would Retain You For Long In An Organization” reveals […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[105],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6501","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-career-growth-and-development"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.founditgulf.com\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.founditgulf.com\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.founditgulf.com\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.founditgulf.com\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.founditgulf.com\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6501"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.founditgulf.com\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26062,"href":"https:\/\/www.founditgulf.com\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6501\/revisions\/26062"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.founditgulf.com\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.founditgulf.com\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.founditgulf.com\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.founditgulf.com\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}