Etihad to hire 5,000 Emiratis by 2020
Etihad Airways will nearly triple its Emirati workforce over the next 4 years, with plans to hire 5,000 nationals by 2020, the airline said Wednesday. Etihad currently employs more than 3,000 Emiratis after hiring 1,200 nationals in 2015, it said, adding that it “plans to employ a further 5,000 Emirati employees by 2020.” This would be a 166% increase on 3,000 nationals presently working at the airline. James Hogan, Etihad president and CE, said that the airline has been a “driving force” in the country’s nationalisation programme. In the United Arab Emirates there is a nationalisation policy called “Emiratisation” that favours hiring nationals in a bid to increase their presence in the private sector. Emiratis are a minority in the UAE, where the population is dominated by expatriate workers. <br/>
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Etihad to hire 5,000 Emiratis by 2020
Etihad Airways will nearly triple its Emirati workforce over the next 4 years, with plans to hire 5,000 nationals by 2020, the airline said Wednesday. Etihad currently employs more than 3,000 Emiratis after hiring 1,200 nationals in 2015, it said, adding that it “plans to employ a further 5,000 Emirati employees by 2020.” This would be a 166% increase on 3,000 nationals presently working at the airline. James Hogan, Etihad president and CE, said that the airline has been a “driving force” in the country’s nationalisation programme. In the United Arab Emirates there is a nationalisation policy called “Emiratisation” that favours hiring nationals in a bid to increase their presence in the private sector. Emiratis are a minority in the UAE, where the population is dominated by expatriate workers. <br/>
