Dubai Guide: Jobs
Finding a job abroad is not easy, and foreign working conditions are often quite different from those at home. Our job guide explains where to look for a job and how to apply for it. You will also find information on salaries, working conditions and social security issues.-
Introduction Employment prospects
Dubai allows plenty of foreign workers into its territory, but almost exclusively on a temporary basis. more » -
Sponsorship What is a sponsor?
All foreigners require a local sponsor in order to visit Dubai (whether on holiday or business) or live and work there. more » -
Recruitment Agencies How they operate
Recruitment consultants or agents play a major role in the placement of workers in a host of occupations in Dubai. more » -
Freelancing and Temping What you should expect
There are plenty of contract and freelance jobs in Dubai, many in the construction industry, shipbuilding and ship repairs, and the oil industry, including offshore installations. more » -
Teaching English in Dubai Where can you teach English?
The majority of general teaching staff in Dubai come from Egypt, Syria and Jordan. more » -
Working Women What is working in Dubai like?
In Arab countries, men have traditionally been the providers, women the homemakers. This concept is slowly changing, however, as the attitudes of the outside world permeate Arab society. more » -
Working conditions Salary & Working hours
Salaries in Dubai are usually similar to or greater than those paid in western countries. more » -
Employment Contracts What you need to know
On being offered a job, which in the vast majority of cases happens in the expatriate’s own country, you will almost certainly sign a contract or at least a letter of agreement. more » -
Changing Jobs The difficulties of changing jobs
The average expatriate is in the region because he has been given a job by a particular employer, who has had to meet the expenses of recruitment and relocation, perhaps for a family. more » -
Dismissal & Redundancy What you need to know
The general rule is that you’re given three written warnings detailing your failings or shortcomings before dismissal. more » -
Social Security Dubai's social security system
Dubai does not have obligatory state or employer-contribution insurance schemes. more »