Recognition, retention, and the numbers behind them
Practical thinking on employee recognition, retention economics, and HR strategy — written for People leaders across the GCC and beyond.
How to Reduce Employee Turnover in High-Attrition Workforces
You cannot out-pay the GCC labour market. The employers actually moving the number are doing something else — and doing it earlier.
Employee Turnover Rate UAE & KSA: Benchmarks for 2026
The most complete, best-sourced picture of GCC turnover and job mobility for 2026 — reconciling Korn Ferry, Hays, PwC and Mercer in one place — and the sharper layer underneath it that most benchmarks miss.
Why Top Performers Leave — And How to See It Coming
The resignation that blindsides you was telegraphed for months. Just not in any form your engagement survey was built to catch.
The True Cost of Employee Turnover in the UAE (2026)
The UAE's low turnover rate hides a far more expensive reality. Here's how to calculate what employee turnover actually costs your business — visa, gratuity and all.
More Wave 1 pieces in the Performance & Retention series, publishing soon.