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Salaries across sectors down by up to 30% in first half

Posted on Monday, 7th September 2009

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Employees had to face lower levels of salaries in the first half of the year, as companies in the country tried to reduce costs to sustain businesses.
 
Even though salary cuts differed from sector-to-sector and company-to-company, a survey conducted by Emirates Business showed the average pay cut that employees in the country faced ranged between 26 per cent and 30 per cent over the past year.
 
Sixty-five per cent of the 20 top officials with leading recruitment agencies in the country believed that average salaries dropped by 26-30 per cent..[Read Full Story]

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