View Poll Results: How is it for you?
Awesome, we're making hay while the sun shines 360 days a year
5
9.80%
One wasp or two in the lager but going good
8
15.69%
Slowing but surviving
17
33.33%
Slowing and struggling
11
21.57%
Not quite suicidal yet
4
7.84%
I've nothing to do
5
9.80%
I've already dumped the 4x4 at the airport
1
1.96%
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How is business?
#331
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Re: How is business?
Redundancy here is; well, anything.
#334
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Joined: Mar 2010
Location: Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine
Posts: 13,112
Re: How is business?
I was involved in a redundancy situation with a large company, and the MD told the employee (it wasn't me) that he was being made redundant "because he was too expensive" -- there was only one person in that position. The employee managed to negotiate a decent settlement, but the ignorance of the MD was astounding (well-seasoned guy, but a complete nightmare as a leader and manager: shame he's not reading this -- the words are too short).
#336
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Re: How is business?
IN the UK there are laws meaning you can then be sued for things. Can't remember the time frames.
You have to be so careful in the UK. However, if a business can demonstrate sound business reasons it's enough in a lot of cases.
Whereby someone feels discriminated against (off topic slightly) the onus is actually on the company to prove that they DIDN'T discriminate, rather than the person to prove they did. Bizarre.
Well, yes and no. Legally, yes; tactically: a canny employer will weigh up the likelihood of the employee going down the route of a tribunal, and will then decide on the optimal course of action.
I was involved in a redundancy situation with a large company, and the MD told the employee (it wasn't me) that he was being made redundant "because he was too expensive" -- there was only one person in that position. The employee managed to negotiate a decent settlement, but the ignorance of the MD was astounding (well-seasoned guy, but a complete nightmare as a leader and manager: shame he's not reading this -- the words are too short).
I was involved in a redundancy situation with a large company, and the MD told the employee (it wasn't me) that he was being made redundant "because he was too expensive" -- there was only one person in that position. The employee managed to negotiate a decent settlement, but the ignorance of the MD was astounding (well-seasoned guy, but a complete nightmare as a leader and manager: shame he's not reading this -- the words are too short).
Whereby someone feels discriminated against (off topic slightly) the onus is actually on the company to prove that they DIDN'T discriminate, rather than the person to prove they did. Bizarre.
#337
Hit 16's
Joined: Mar 2010
Location: Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine
Posts: 13,112
Re: How is business?
Not so bizarre, really. The company's in the possesion of the facts about what led to the redundancy, and how it made the decision who to make redundant: therefore only the company can reasonably demonstrate one way or the other. It's certainly not as full-on "guilty until you prove yourself innocent" position assumed by HMRC and supported by the courts...
#338
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Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 88
Re: How is business?
Dubai is heavily dependent on tourism and business from neighbouring oil-dependent countries, so if there is an oil downturn, Dubai hotel industry will be affected directly.
So much for the "Dubai does not depend on oil"
So much for the "Dubai does not depend on oil"
#339
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Joined: Aug 2014
Location: London/Doha
Posts: 41
Re: How is business?
Well to give some more insight to the DOH market I just started my new HR director role after my last project was cancelled in January. On the first day in the office i had to carry out 3 employee terminations due to budget cutbacks!
#340
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Joined: Aug 2014
Location: London/Doha
Posts: 41
Re: How is business?
IN the UK there are laws meaning you can then be sued for things. Can't remember the time frames.
You have to be so careful in the UK. However, if a business can demonstrate sound business reasons it's enough in a lot of cases.
Whereby someone feels discriminated against (off topic slightly) the onus is actually on the company to prove that they DIDN'T discriminate, rather than the person to prove they did. Bizarre.
You have to be so careful in the UK. However, if a business can demonstrate sound business reasons it's enough in a lot of cases.
Whereby someone feels discriminated against (off topic slightly) the onus is actually on the company to prove that they DIDN'T discriminate, rather than the person to prove they did. Bizarre.
#341
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Joined: Mar 2012
Location: Dubai, working at Dust World Central
Posts: 3,706
Re: How is business?
Pretty shit job on your first day. Well pretty shit any time I suppose.
#343
Re: How is business?
I have on very good authority that local businesses have been given fines for telling their walkins that business is bad and that things are tough. Yes I know as bizarre as it may seem, there are 3 instances in which 2 x 5000 aed fines and 1 x 3000 fine was given to the respective business for calling a spade a spade. A 'customer' walked in and inquired about a product and then struck up a conversation with the sales person or the business owner and when he found complaints, magically transformed into an official and wrote out the fine there and then. I went out of my way to verify it and it was true. So....zip up lads and ladettes and repeat after me...all is great and we couldn't be happier
#344
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Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 6
Re: How is business?
Bloomberg article about rise of electric vehicles:
Another Oil Crash Is Coming, and There May Be No Recovery - Bloomberg Business
Another Oil Crash Is Coming, and There May Be No Recovery - Bloomberg Business
#345
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Location: Dubai, working at Dust World Central
Posts: 3,706
Re: How is business?
Uuuumnmm maybe it's just me but where does the electricity come from to power these things? In Dubai they mainly have gas powered electric generation , from the oilfields. So indirectly oil is still involved.
Something Green people tend to forget is that the electricity has to be generated to power these things, it's not done by magic.
Something Green people tend to forget is that the electricity has to be generated to power these things, it's not done by magic.