DUBAI: Sectors such as e-commerce, information technology, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, customer service, and financial technology are hiring a highly-skilled workforce in the UAE in 2021, Khaleej Times reported.
This comes as firms recruit a contingent workforce to have flexibility in headcount based on the business needs, human resources executives said.
Though hiring is expected to pick up in the second half of the current year, UAE believes that the local hiring is unlikely to reach 2019 levels soon.
The sectors, which are hiring highly-skilled workforce included hospitality, retail, technology, travel, catering, leisure, etc.
Likewise, other sectors included IT, healthcare, Fintech, e-commerce, customer services, logistics, telecom, medical devices, and financial sector.
“With [the] companies adapting to virtual recruitment and onboarding, there has been a shift from static jobs towards project-based or cross-functional work. Some organisations have started recruiting contingent workforce to have flexibility in headcount based on [the] business needs,” Mayank Patel, country head at Adecco Middle East, said.
“Temporary or project-based work may also be more widely accepted by employees looking to re-enter the workforce or venture into a different industry,” he said.
Job numbers are increasing in the first half of 2021 and Patel expects this trend to continue, going forward, with some countries now lifting restrictions and economies coming back to normal.
