While several officials expressed their gratitude to the UAE Rulers, many said the decision of the Cabinet to increase the salaries of the government employees was a message from the leadership that the state is concerned about their needs and feelings.
An equally large number of staff at the various ministries said that as their tribute to this decision, they had pledged to work harder to further boost the country’s progress and development.
The pay hike of 70 per cent of basic salaries will come into effect from January 2008. Shaikh Mohammed’s decision, ordering a pay hike for federal government employees, including civilians and security personnel of the Interior Ministry, is in line with the directives of The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Minister of Justice Mohammed bin Nakhira Al Dhahiri praised the decision of the Cabinet to increase the salaries of federal government employees. “This increase will be an incentive to all workers, whether citizens or expatriates, to make greater efforts to implement the new strategy of the federal government which is aimed at boosting the growth and development already being witnessed by the UAE.”
“This resolution confirms that His Highness Shaikh Khalifa, and all government officials are fully aware of the needs of the members of the society.”
Dr Abdul Rahim Al Awadi, assistant under-secretary for Planning and International Cooperation at the Ministry of Justice, stressed that the decision of the Cabinet to increase the salaries of governmental employees was a message from the leadership to everyone that the state is concerned about their needs and feelings.
Khalifa bin Huwaiden, Member of the Federal National Council (FNC), called it a generous gesture that has come at the right time. “The UAE is witnessing a very rapid construction, economic and commercial growth which has had various effects, including high inflation. By granting this raise, our wise leadership has taken into consideration the inflation, which has been on the rise in the country.
Humeid bin Demas, assistant under-secretary at the Ministry of Labour (MoL), said, “By granting the same pay hike to all staff in the federal government, our leaders have showed that they do not discriminate between nationals and expatriates.”
Najla Al Awadhi, Member of the FNC, said that Shaikh Mohammed’s gesture had filled her heart with joy. “In the Council yesterday, we were discussing with the Minister of Economy Shaikha Lubna Al Qasimi how to protect consumers’ rights, the high cost of living, and inflation. Through this pay hike, we clearly see that the UAE leadership is closely concerned with the daily problems faced by the citizens and residents alike.”
Mohammed Juma bin Hindi, acting under-secretary at the Ministry of Education, hailed the gesture saying: “I was expecting the pay rise because I know that our political leaders are keen for psychological and social stability of both the UAE nationals and expatriates. The previous pay rise of 20-25 per cent did not offset the high inflation.”
He also underlined that the pay hike would have a positive impact on school employees.
Minister of Health Humaid Al Qutami said, “The kind gesture, which superseded the previous pay hikes over the past years, was a big incentive and token of appreciation for the efforts of employees in all ministries and federal government departments.” - By staff reporters @ Khaleej Times, U.A.E.
Librahitech writes - The workers, whether citizens or expatriates who work in the private sector as well play an equally good and important role in the country’s progress and development. Therefore, the Government of the U.A.E. shall not ignore the private sector employees when it comes to salary increases. Salary increases ought to be done across the board, in both public and private sectors to avoid income disparities.
At present some companies in the private sector do increase their employees’ salaries by 2 to 4%, which can be thrown out of the window, as it serves no purpose under the prevailing inflationary conditions in the country.
The private sector employees must have a minimum salary increase of 30% to their basic salaries to ensure the resources are equitably distributed among the residents of this country. Needless to say, it would also encourage the U.A.E. nationals to take up jobs in the Private Sector, which they currently loath.
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