DUBAI, UAE, February 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
- Strategic partnership will enable Aon to better support the
UAE's Emiratization agenda
Aon, a leading global professional services firm providing a
broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, today
announced its partnership with TBH Consultancy, a Dubai-based Emiratization Advisory firm.
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Workforce nationalization, known as Emiratization in the UAE,
remains a top priority for the UAE Government, and the UAE Vision
2021 aims to increase Emiratization levels in the private sector by
tenfold. With as many as 800,000 private sector jobs deemed as
'Emiratizable'[1], there is a huge amount of opportunity
for both local job seekers and employers alike.
Despite this, the public sector continues to be the employer of
choice for Emiratis. According to research carried out by the
Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, over 90% of employed
Emirati youth are working in the public sector. Now more than ever,
private sector employers need to develop more comprehensive talent
strategies to attract, develop, and retain local talent, and
encourage younger Emiratis to seek careers outside of traditional
public sector routes.
Established in 2015, TBH Consulting is the UAE's first
full-fledged Emiratization Advisory business, as well as People and
Business Advisory consultancy. The consultancy is led by Founder
and Managing Director Abdulmuttalib (Talib)
Hashim, who has dedicated 11 years to helping organizations
employ and empower local talent in the UAE. TBH has an ambitious
mission to rethink and reinvent how Emiratization is adopted.
The partnership will provide solutions that will help UAE-based
firms strengthen their ability to drive business performance
through people.
"We are delighted to be working in collaboration with TBH, on an
area of significant importance to the UAE," said Chris Page, CEO, Talent, Rewards &
Performance, Middle East and
Africa. "TBH brings deep
subject matter expertise, cultural awareness and sensitivity to the
challenges of increasing private sector Emiratization. Together
with Aon's regional and global expertise in Human Capital related
advisory, programs and products, our partnership will provide us
with a unique capability to support organizations in delivering
innovative, value adding and sustainable solutions, against this
critical mandate."
Chris added: "Increasing Emiratization provides the private
sector with a relatively untapped, well-educated, ambitious and
entrepreneurial resource, capable of adding significant
organizational value, whilst at the same time providing for the
growth and development of Emirati business leaders of the
future."
Commenting on the partnership, Abdulmuttalib (Talib) Hashim said: "We realized that the
conversation around the topic of Emiratization needed to evolve to
become a more sophisticated one, addressing complex issues
affecting the public and private sectors, as well as the community
as a whole. In view of this, we believe, that the partnership
with Aon will allow us to tap in to their global expertise and best
practices, while bringing in the knowledge and in-depth insights we
have developed over the years, of the needs of local talent and
businesses."
Abdulmutalib added: "This partnership will allow us to
develop credible local knowledge around Emiratization that is
relevant and brings to the market solutions that are effective and
innovative, which we envision, will eventually help address one of
the most burning issues not only in the UAE, but in the GCC region
as well."
About Aon
Aon plc (NYSE:AON) is a leading global professional services
firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health
solutions. Our 50,000 colleagues in 120 countries empower results
for clients by using proprietary data and analytics to deliver
insights that reduce volatility and improve performance.
For further information on our capabilities and to learn how we
empower results for clients, please visit
https://www.aonhewitt.ae/home
1. MOHRE, 2017