The Middle East, however, has little provision for this style of manpower. Legislation does not support the needs of industry in this area. For example, a company requiring staff for a three-month project would find that by the time the workers are legally employed, the contract would have expired. Recruitment manager Oneal D'Cunha agreed that the applicability of global standards was a salient trend in 1999. Employers wanted to know precisely what certificates candidates hold.
Firms also demand more from prospective employees.
For instance, it's not uncommon for firms to offer secretaries Dhs9,000 a month - provided they have accountancy and IT backgrounds. Whereas before such specialist requirements were not as widespread. Lamba also conducts Gulf-wide salary surveys tailored to industry sectors to help determine benchmark packages for companies. Conversely, what if the same person returned to the UK and began paying tax. These are the sort of issues we address.