Earlier this year, the World Economic Forum predicted that by
2020, five million net jobs would have been lost as a result of
technological advances, automation and robotics. The majority of
job losses will be administrative and office based roles with some
areas such as computing, mathematical based roles, architecture and
engineering creating job opportunities. What does this mean for
employers in the Middle East?
The Middle East's demographic is characterised by an
overwhelmingly young population and workforce with the need for job
creation toping the social agenda. A World Bank report in January
2015 assessed that 60 million jobs need to be created in the region
within the next twenty years. Within the GCC, job creation for
nationals has seen various obligations being placed on employers in
the private sector including the application of quotas for specific
sectors and reserved roles such as Government Liaison Officers, HR
Manager, and most recently Data Entry
