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Abu Dhabi/Dubai: Emiratisation of the human resources managers and secretaries posts will create thousands of jobs for UAE nationals, said Dr Ali Bin Abdullah Al Ka'abi, Minister of Labour. Al Ka'abi also said the companies must abide by the decision fixing minimum salaries for UAE nationals. The decision says that if the UAE nationals are not paid as per the monthly-wages criteria set Dh5,000 for post-secondary school certificate holders, Dh4,000 for secondary school certificate holders and Dh3,000 for those below secondary school education the private companies employing them will not meet the quota criteria. The Ministry of Labour's decision to replace foreign human resources (HR) managers and secretaries with UAE nationals has drawn mixed reaction.
A Palestinian HR manager who wished not to be named called it a good step. However, he added: "I think that UAE nationals need to be trained in this profession and 18 months is definitely not enough. "I do not think that I will end up jobless as we can develop and improve this profession." Ameena Taher, head of Marketing and Public Relations of Zabeel Investment, called it an excellent decision. Ameena, a UAE national, believes that the grace period is short but the mission is feasible. "I think companies will manage to meet the target because there are many UAE nationals to fill this post but it may get harder when it comes to the secretarial jobs." Jasem, another UAE national employee, said: "Many UAE nationals have higher qualifications than those required for secretary jobs, therefore the government should focus on other professions and sectors." Sharon N, an Indian secretary, said she was shocked by the decision. "What do I do? I do not know anything besides being a secretary. Will they be giving us replacement jobs?" Reena C., another Indian secretary, asked: "Will a local secretary work six days a week doing 8am to 6pm work with a half-an-hour lunch break? Will they work for a salary of Dh3,000 to Dh4,000?" Statistics 670 vacancies to be made available Emiratisation of the human resources jobs will create 671 jobs, including 140 in Abu Dhabi, 449 in Dubai, 61 in Sharjah, 8 in Al Ain, 3 in Fujairah, 5 each in Ajman and Ras Al Khaimah, according to statistics provided by the Ministry of Labour. Emiratisation of executive secretary and secretarial jobs will create 20,865 jobs, including 4,399 in Abu Dhabi, 12,475 in Dubai, 2,647 in Sharjah, 378 in Al Ain, 83 each in Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain, 7 in Khor Fakkan, 257 in Ras Al Khaimah, 499 in Ajman, 6 in Kalbaa and 13 in Madinet Zayed.
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