Human resource

In Dubai, ZingHR, a global HRMS platform, has opened the ZingHR MEA Innovation Hub. ZingHR has expanded its presence in 7 countries with the addition of its regional HQ for MEA in Dubai. 

Darwinbox, a cloud HR technology disruptor, has been named the Gartner Peer Insights "Voice of the Customer" (VoC) report's top Customers' Choice Cloud HCM Suite for 1,000+ Employee Enterprises in 2022. Darwinbox received the highest rating of 4.7 out of 5 on Gartner Peer Insights, beating out established vendors such as Oracle, SAP, and Workday.

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has launched a WhatsApp business account through which customers can contact the ministry and submit inquiries. Customers can reach the ministry at 600590000, and services will be available in English and Arabic. The new channel, verified by Meta, the owner of WhatsApp, allows employers, employees, domestic helpers, and other categories to contact MoHRE in real-time. With the launch of the new service, MoHRE has become the UAE's first federal entity to have a verified WhatsApp business account.

With a joint effort between the Dubai Government Human Resources Department (DGHR) and the international technology company SAP, a group of 30 Emirati university graduates has successfully completed a rigorous selection process to enrol in a training programme that will position them for long-term career success in the quick-paced world of cloud computing.

Employee experience is at an inflection point as organizations look to support an increasingly remote workforce while maintaining culture, flexibility and productivity. Still, most EX initiatives remain relatively immature, according to the “Close the Employee Experience Gap”.

In partnership with Chaintrail.com, Etisalat is providing lifetime access to all HR letters, empowering employees with tamper-proof data at their fingertips. The objective of the blockchain implementation is to ensure all employees can generate, access and utilise credentials 24/7 and 365 days, while credential verifiers can do the same without any dependence on manual intervention.