At Least 3,200 Job Cuts in Dubai

January 16th, 2009  |  by Dubai Dude  |  published in Business in Dubai, Living in Dubai

Finally the mainstream media is coming out with numbers of job cuts in Dubai. Gulf News reports: – WS Atkins, a leading British engineering consultancy firm working on Burj Al Arab, have laid off 170 professionals. – Dubai Labour Supply Company (Dulsco) has laid off 800 workers in two batches. – Mizin, a real estate [...]

Property and Real Estate Companies Cutting Jobs in Dubai

December 1st, 2008  |  by Dubai Dude  |  published in Business in Dubai

Property and Real Estate Companies Cutting Jobs in Dubai

Dubai has felt the heat of global recession and at least property and real estate sectors are already in downsizing mode. Nakheel, Dubai’s real estate master developer, made 500 people (or 15 per cent of its global workforce) redundant while scaling back projects. This is the second biggest confirmed job cut in the UAE so [...]