{"id":94653,"date":"2023-09-26T10:43:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T10:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/?p=94653"},"modified":"2024-06-21T06:43:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T06:43:17","slug":"at-uae-hotels-pay-scales-have-risen-by-up-to-50-since-2019-there-could-be-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/ar\/at-uae-hotels-pay-scales-have-risen-by-up-to-50-since-2019-there-could-be-more\/","title":{"rendered":"At UAE hotels, pay scales have risen by up to 50% since 2019 – there could be more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Across positions, recruits have seen significant rises to their take-home packages
\nMore jobs are being added to the UAE’s hospitality sector. But even with those new positions, salaries are zooming up the charts.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dubai: It\u2019s not just jobs that are being created in the UAE hospitality sector – pay packages are rising just as fast.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Average pay – on new recruitments as well as from organic increases – is higher by up to 10-15 per cent compared to 2022. But it\u2019s when comparisons are made to what they were in 2019 – the year before Covid – that it gets really interesting.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

In this case, salaries have increased by 30 to 45 per cent for mid-tier to senior executive positions. Not just that, hotel employees in managerial posts, including restaurant managers and sales and marketing heads, are getting paid 50 per cent more.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have seen a notable increase in average pay scales across various roles,\u201d said Heni Sather, HR Manager at Hotel Indigo Downtown Dubai. \u201cWhile precise percentages vary across roles, the offerings align with market standards to remain competitive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hotel sources say that it only takes a move to a new employer for individuals to get themselves take-home packages that are in line with current trends. And that\u2019s also why staff retention has become quite a task in itself for employers in the industry.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Current pay scales<\/strong>
\nFor example, restaurant managers are drawing between D16,000 and Dh22,000 compared to the Dh13,000 average they made in 2019. Wait staff and front desk receptionists are earning Dh2,800 to Dh3,500 compared to the Dh1,500-Dh2,200 in 2019.<\/p>\n

Commis chefs (essentially, those who are learning on job) are earning Dh2,200-Dh 2,400 (vs. Dh1,700 four years ago), and head chefs are drawing Dh16,000 to Dh22,000 compared to the Dh14,000 they took home in 2019.<\/p>\n

In contrast, heads of departments at corporate offices within hotels are receiving salaries well in excess of Dh15,000. In 2019, these roles typically commanded salaries ranging from Dh10,000-Dh12,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to keep the salaries competitive because there is immense competition,\u201d said the owner of a UAE-based hotel chain. \u201cSince the skill sets are transferable, we will lose the good talent to the aviation sector if we don\u2019t do more to retain them.\u201d<\/p>\n

UAE hotels and hospitality brands are actively recruiting and luring new hires with salary bumps of 5-15% compared to 2022, according to recruitment experts.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Stiff competition<\/strong>
\nGiven that UAE\u2018s hospitality sector will be getting an additional 9,000 plus hotel rooms before the close of 2023 (according to the consultancy Knight Frank), hotels will have to loosen their purse strings to retain top talent.<\/p>\n

\u201cHospitality operators in the UAE need to carefully plan their talent needs from entry level up to senior level, by not only attracting the right talent but by retaining the right people,\u201d said Tiago Costa, CEO of Parisima Talent.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause there\u2019s a lot of competition out there, including from Saudi Arabia, where there is a huge focus on tourism and hospitality.\u201d (The Kingdom plans to add 315,000 hotel rooms by the end 2030, taking the total stock to 450,000.)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u201cThe UAE\u2019s population is also increasing and continually diversifying, which is also reflected in recruitment needs.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 Tiago Costa<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Demand for trained workers<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, hotels now require all prospective employees to possess, at a minimum, a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Hotel Management.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are searching for workers who can bring more than one skill to whichever department they are being hired for,\u201d said the hotel owner. \u201cThose holding hotel management degrees are preferred for their versatility.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do train our new hires as needed. However, a specialised degree is now a must. That was not the case pre-2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

While local talent remains essential, many hotels, focus on recruiting internationally to diversify their workforce.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u201cMultilingual capabilities and international perspectives are highly valued in Dubai\u2019s cosmopolitan hospitality industry\u201d<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 Heni Sather<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Robust hiring<\/strong>
\nEarlier this year, the World Travel and Tourism Council forecast 7,000 hospitality vacancies to open up, to reach more than 758,000 persons employed by the sector. As hotels continue to have optimum occupancy levels during the peak phases, they hope to cash in during the final quarter.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Tarek Salam, Head of MENA Expansion at Deel, a global HR platform, said hiring in the hospitality industry has continued to increase throughout 2023, following strong growth in 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur data show that the number of people hired in the UAE\u2019s hospitality industry has doubled in the past 12 months, with strong growth forecast for the rest of the year\u201d<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 Tarek Salam<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Hotel Indigo Downtown Dubai, for instance, anticipates a surge in demand and is actively recruiting across various departments.<\/p>\n

Most new hires are international (78 per cent), including from Portugal, Finland, Ghana, Canada, Greece, and the Philippines. \u201cHowever, UAE-based workers also made up a significant proportion (22 per cent) of those hired in the sector,\u201d said Salam.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u201cFront-office positions, including receptionists and concierge, top the list. The F&B scene ensures that kitchen chefs and waitstaff also remain in high demand.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> – Savio D\u2019souza, Director of Talent and Culture, Grand Plaza Movenpick Dubai Media City<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

HOTEL ROLES MOST IN DEMAND<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

While demand for talent is versatile and often subject to seasonal variations, certain roles consistently rank high in demand.<\/p>\n

According to Tarek Salam of Deel, \u201cWe see that it\u2019s a mixture of front-office and back-end roles, along with some more technical roles in sales, finance and marketing positions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hotel Indigo Downtown Dubai’s Heni Sather said front-office and F&B roles are having the highest demand. \u201cThese positions are pivotal in delivering exceptional guest experiences,\u201d said Heni. \u201cAdditionally, roles in the kitchen continue to be sought after as Dubai’s culinary scene flourishes.\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Source: Gulfnews<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Across positions, recruits have seen significant rises to their take-home packages More jobs are being added to the UAE’s hospitality sector. But even with those new positions, salaries are zooming up the charts.   Dubai: It\u2019s not just jobs that are being created in the UAE hospitality sector – pay packages are rising just as … <\/p>\n

Continue reading “At UAE hotels, pay scales have risen by up to 50% since 2019 – there could be more”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":94654,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"better_featured_image":{"id":94654,"alt_text":"","caption":"","description":"","media_type":"image","media_details":{"width":901,"height":410,"file":"2024\/06\/UAE-hotels-hiring-boom-is-scaling-up-salaries.jpg","filesize":252751,"sizes":{"medium":{"file":"UAE-hotels-hiring-boom-is-scaling-up-salaries-300x137.jpg","width":300,"height":137,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":10148,"source_url":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/UAE-hotels-hiring-boom-is-scaling-up-salaries-300x137.jpg"},"thumbnail":{"file":"UAE-hotels-hiring-boom-is-scaling-up-salaries-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":7613,"source_url":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/UAE-hotels-hiring-boom-is-scaling-up-salaries-150x150.jpg"},"medium_large":{"file":"UAE-hotels-hiring-boom-is-scaling-up-salaries-768x349.jpg","width":768,"height":349,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":43947,"source_url":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/UAE-hotels-hiring-boom-is-scaling-up-salaries-768x349.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1","keywords":[]}},"post":94653,"source_url":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/UAE-hotels-hiring-boom-is-scaling-up-salaries.jpg"},"acf":{"breadcrumbs":false,"author_name":"","short_description":"","listing_image":{"ID":94656,"id":94656,"title":"UAE hotels hiring boom","filename":"UAE-hotels-hiring-boom.png","filesize":274100,"url":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/UAE-hotels-hiring-boom.png","link":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/ar\/at-uae-hotels-pay-scales-have-risen-by-up-to-50-since-2019-there-could-be-more\/uae-hotels-hiring-boom\/","alt":"","author":"8","description":"","caption":"","name":"uae-hotels-hiring-boom","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":94653,"date":"2024-06-21 06:38:10","modified":"2024-06-21 06:38:10","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":376,"height":450,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/UAE-hotels-hiring-boom-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/UAE-hotels-hiring-boom-251x300.png","medium-width":251,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/UAE-hotels-hiring-boom.png","medium_large-width":376,"medium_large-height":450,"large":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/UAE-hotels-hiring-boom.png","large-width":376,"large-height":450,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/UAE-hotels-hiring-boom.png","1536x1536-width":376,"1536x1536-height":450,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/UAE-hotels-hiring-boom.png","2048x2048-width":376,"2048x2048-height":450,"post-thumbnail":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/UAE-hotels-hiring-boom.png","post-thumbnail-width":376,"post-thumbnail-height":450}},"news_slider":false,"detailed_description":"","news_title":"Other News & Blogs","select_other_category_news":""},"yoast_head":"\nAt UAE hotels, pay scales have risen by up to 50% since 2019 - there could be more - Dulsco<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u201cThe UAE\u2019s population is also increasing and continually diversifying, which is also reflected in recruitment needs.\u201d \u2013 Tiago Costa\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"ar_AR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"At UAE hotels, pay scales have risen by up to 50% since 2019 - there could be more - Dulsco\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cThe UAE\u2019s population is also increasing and continually diversifying, which is also reflected in recruitment needs.\u201d \u2013 Tiago Costa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/at-uae-hotels-pay-scales-have-risen-by-up-to-50-since-2019-there-could-be-more\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dulsco\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-09-26T10:43:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-06-21T06:43:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/UAE-hotels-hiring-boom-is-scaling-up-salaries.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"901\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"410\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Gin dulsco\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Gin dulsco\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/at-uae-hotels-pay-scales-have-risen-by-up-to-50-since-2019-there-could-be-more\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/at-uae-hotels-pay-scales-have-risen-by-up-to-50-since-2019-there-could-be-more\/\",\"name\":\"At UAE hotels, pay scales have risen by up to 50% since 2019 - there could be more - Dulsco\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-26T10:43:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-06-21T06:43:17+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/#\/schema\/person\/616ff6a0ce965c32db72afd2a614318c\"},\"description\":\"\u201cThe UAE\u2019s population is also increasing and continually diversifying, which is also reflected in recruitment needs.\u201d \u2013 Tiago Costa\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/at-uae-hotels-pay-scales-have-risen-by-up-to-50-since-2019-there-could-be-more\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"ar\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/at-uae-hotels-pay-scales-have-risen-by-up-to-50-since-2019-there-could-be-more\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/at-uae-hotels-pay-scales-have-risen-by-up-to-50-since-2019-there-could-be-more\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/ar\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"At UAE hotels, pay scales have risen by up to 50% since 2019 – there could be more\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/\",\"name\":\"Dulsco\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"ar\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/#\/schema\/person\/616ff6a0ce965c32db72afd2a614318c\",\"name\":\"Gin dulsco\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"ar\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5c219c32431f9dbafbbfd1c05b3f2bb6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5c219c32431f9dbafbbfd1c05b3f2bb6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Gin dulsco\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/ar\/author\/gin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"At UAE hotels, pay scales have risen by up to 50% since 2019 - there could be more - Dulsco","description":"\u201cThe UAE\u2019s population is also increasing and continually diversifying, which is also reflected in recruitment needs.\u201d \u2013 Tiago Costa","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"ar_AR","og_type":"article","og_title":"At UAE hotels, pay scales have risen by up to 50% since 2019 - there could be more - Dulsco","og_description":"\u201cThe UAE\u2019s population is also increasing and continually diversifying, which is also reflected in recruitment needs.\u201d \u2013 Tiago Costa","og_url":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/at-uae-hotels-pay-scales-have-risen-by-up-to-50-since-2019-there-could-be-more\/","og_site_name":"Dulsco","article_published_time":"2023-09-26T10:43:18+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-06-21T06:43:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":901,"height":410,"url":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/UAE-hotels-hiring-boom-is-scaling-up-salaries.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Gin dulsco","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Gin dulsco","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/at-uae-hotels-pay-scales-have-risen-by-up-to-50-since-2019-there-could-be-more\/","url":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/at-uae-hotels-pay-scales-have-risen-by-up-to-50-since-2019-there-could-be-more\/","name":"At UAE hotels, pay scales have risen by up to 50% since 2019 - there could be more - Dulsco","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-09-26T10:43:18+00:00","dateModified":"2024-06-21T06:43:17+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/#\/schema\/person\/616ff6a0ce965c32db72afd2a614318c"},"description":"\u201cThe UAE\u2019s population is also increasing and continually diversifying, which is also reflected in recruitment needs.\u201d \u2013 Tiago Costa","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/at-uae-hotels-pay-scales-have-risen-by-up-to-50-since-2019-there-could-be-more\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"ar","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/at-uae-hotels-pay-scales-have-risen-by-up-to-50-since-2019-there-could-be-more\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/at-uae-hotels-pay-scales-have-risen-by-up-to-50-since-2019-there-could-be-more\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/ar\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"At UAE hotels, pay scales have risen by up to 50% since 2019 – there could be more"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/","name":"Dulsco","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"ar"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/#\/schema\/person\/616ff6a0ce965c32db72afd2a614318c","name":"Gin dulsco","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"ar","@id":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5c219c32431f9dbafbbfd1c05b3f2bb6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5c219c32431f9dbafbbfd1c05b3f2bb6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Gin dulsco"},"url":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/ar\/author\/gin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94653"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94653"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94659,"href":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94653\/revisions\/94659"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.dulsco.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}