Should you be expecting a 2013 year-end bonus in the UAE

Have you already been informed by your supervisor that you have a tidy bonus coming to you for all of your hard work this year? If you haven’t, there are chances that you may as 2013 has been a good one for business in the country and there are still few hours left before we bid adieu to this year.

Recruitment experts in the country believe that many, if not all, sectors may be selectively giving out year-end bonuses to keep employees happy and retain talent as the next year is projected to be even better, and this may lead to more employees changing jobs as the market improves.

“Emphatically yes,” says Toby Simpson, Managing Director at The Gulf Recruitment Group. “In general we believe employers will be giving out bigger bonuses this year than perhaps they should