Covid - 19 - Whats going on in UAE ?

COVID-19 නිසා හැම දෙයක්ම උඩු යටිකුරු වෙලා තියෙන මොහොතක, රැකියවල් කරන නොකරන ඔයාල හැමෝමත් එක්ක වගේම රැකියාවල් හොයන සහ රැකියාවල් හොයාගෙන මෙහේ එන්න බලාපොරොත්තු වෙන ඔයාලා හැමෝමත් එක්ක මේ කරුණු ටික බෙදා ගන්න හිතුනා..

JOB MARKET එක හිතා ගන්නවත් බැරි තටමට ඩවුන් වේවී මේ කොරෝනා වසන්ගතය නිසා. ඒ වගේම මේ අව්රුද්ද ඉවර වෙනකම්ම නව රැකියා උතපාදනය වේවි කියලා නම් හිතන්න අමාරුයි.

කම්කරු දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවේන්ම ජොබ් කට් කරන්න, සැලරි අඩු කරන්න, අන්පේඩ් ලිව් යවන්න අවසර දීලා තියෙන නිසා,
@ මේ වෙලාවේ ඔයාලගේ කලර්ස් පෙන්නන්න,
@ඇටිටියුඩ් පෙන්නන්න යන්නේ නැතිව,
සද්ද වහලා පාඩුවේ රස්සාව කරන් ඉන්න එක තමා හොදම දේ.. !

තව දෙයක්,
බොහොම දෙනෙකුට රැකියාවල් නැති වෙනවා කියන්නේ ලෝකල් ජොබ් මාර්කට් එක UAE එක්ස්පීරියන්ස් තියෙන අයගෙන් පිරෙනවා කියන එකයි. එතකොට ආයෙමත් මෙහාට අලුතෙන් එන අයට තියෙන චාන්ස් එක අඩු වෙනවා. සරලවම කියනවා නම් විසිට් ඇවිත් ජොබ් හොයා ගන්න අමාරු වේවී. කෙනෙක්ව පුරුදු කරනවට වඩා පුරුදු කෙනෙක්ව වැඩට ගන්න එක කම්පැනි එකකට ලාබයි වගේම,මේ වෙලාවේ ජොබ් එක නැති උන මොලේ තියෙන මනුස්සයෙක් බලන්නේ කොහොම හරි ජොබ් එකක් හොයන් සවයිව් වෙන්න, සැලරි එක කීය උනත් කමක් නැහැ කියලා.. එතකොට විසිට් එන අලුත් අයට තියෙන අවස්තා නැත්තටම නැති වෙන තරම් වේවි.

අනිත් එක, හැම වෙලාවෙම තියෙන රස්සාව පරිස්සම් කරගන්න බලන්න. පඩි අඩු කරයි. කම්පැනි අයිතිකාරයෝ සද්ද දායි. කලින් වගේ " මම යනවා ලේබර් එකට කම්ප්ලේන් කරන්න" කිව්වට වැඩක් වෙන්නේ නැහැ. හොදම දේ මොන කට්ටක් කාලා හරි තියෙන රස්සාව පරිස්සම් කර ගන්න එක.

මේ තත්ත්වයත් එක්ක කම්පැනි වලින් අයින් කරන්න වැඩිම අවධානමක් තියෙන්නේ
- අව්රුදු 50කට වඩා වැඩි නම්
- Performance සම්බන්ධයෙන් ගැටලු තිබුන නම්
- දීර්ග කාලීනව සෞඛ්‍යය ගැටලු තිබුන නම්
- ප්‍රොබේශන් එකේ ඉන්නවා නම්
- විනය විරෝදී ක්‍රියාකාරකම් නිසා වෝර්නින් ලෙටර්ස් එහෙම ලැබිලා තියෙනවා නම් කියන අයව වෙන්න පුලුවන්.
මීට අමතරව කවුරු කොහොම මොනවා කිව්වත්, ඔයාලා කොයි තරම් හොදට වැඩ කරත්, ඔයාගේ ලොක්කා ඔයාට කැමති නැත්නම්, අන්න ඔයත් ඉන්නේ අවධානම් කලාපයක.

ඔයාලව මොන විදියට,මොන හේතුව නිසා අයින් කරත්, කම්පැනි එක කියන්නේ කොරෝනා නිසා කම්පැනි එකට වර්ක් ෆෝස් එකක් මේන්ටේන් කරන්න බැහැ කියලා නම්, ගවර්මන්ට් එකෙන් ඒ කතාව, කතා දෙකක් නැතිවම පිලිගන්නවා.

හදිස්සියේවත්, ඔයාව ටර්මිනේට් උනොත්, පුලුවන් තරම් කාරුණිකව ඒ සම්බන්ධයෙන් ගනුදෙනු කරන්න. ඔයාට ලැබෙන්න තියෙන දේවල් කම්පැනි එකත් එක්ක කතා කරලා ඉල්ල ගන්න. කම්පැනි එකට එගේන්ස්ට් වෙලා, කම්පැනි එකෙන් කිව්වොත් දෙන්න සල්ලි නැහැ කියල, එතකොට ඉතින් නැහැම තමයි. ඔයාට කිසිම සහනයක් කොහෙන්වත් හම්බෙන්නේ නැහැ.

අන්තිමට, රස්සාවල් හොයලා දෙන කාක්කොන්ට අහු වෙන්න එපා. අන්තිමට සල්ලිත් නැහැ රස්සාවත් නැහැ. ඒ වගේම විසිට් වීසා ගහන්න නොදන්න මිනිස්සුන්ට සල්ලි දීලා රැවටෙන්නත් එපා. ෆ්‍රීරීලාන්සර් වීසා කියලා එක එක කම්පැනි වලින් දෙන වීසා අරන්, එලියේ වැඩ කරන්නම් කියලා අහු වෙන ජොබ් එකක් කරන්න ලෑස්ති වෙන්නත් එපා. හෙට වෙනකොට මොනවයින් මොනවා වේවිද දන්නේ නැහැ.

ඔයාට ෂුවර් නැත්නම්, ඔයාට කන්ෆිඩන්ට් නැත්නම් UAE වල සවයිව් වෙන්න පුලුවන් කියලා මේ දේවල් එක්ක, අනේ පුලුවන් තරම් ඉක්මනින් අපේ රටට යන්න. අමතක කරන්න එපා, අපි UAE වල වතුර ගන්නෙත් සල්ලි වලට කියලා.. මෙහේ ඉන්න නම් සල්ලි ඕන. සල්ලි ඕන නම් රැකියාවක් කරන්නම ඕන.

හැමෝම එහෙමම් පරිස්සමට, ගෙවල්වලට වෙලා ඉන්න.. #Stayhome #Staysafe

මම,
එරන්දි නානායක්කාර

Thank you note from Taniya Yeshika Liyanage Haseem

Thank you @sanjeewa ayya and akka for keep SriLankan community up to date about the ongoing virus and job market. And thank you for letting others to share important news/articles related to the virus in your page. If something big gonna happen (God forbid) Im sure this page gonna be the biggest forum that SriLankan community in UAE will seek help or information ❤

OVERSTAYING YOUR VISA !

Tourists and visit visa holders have a grace period of 10 days. If a tourist or a visitor overstays beyond the grace period, he will be fined with AED 200 for the first day of overstay, followed by AED100 each consecutive day. This is to be paid in addition to AED 100, as service fees at the immigration offices or at the airport when exiting.

In the case of UAE residents, they have 30 days’ grace period after visa expiry to either amend their status and get another residence visa or leave the country. Fines do not apply during the grace period.

If they overstay after the grace period, they will be fined with AED 125 for the first day and AED 25 for each subsequent day.

After six months of overstaying, the resident would be fined AED 50 per day.

After one year of overstaying, the resident would be fined AED 100 per day.

Stay Alert - Female job seeker travel to UAE

Dear Members,
I have been informed about a case where a Sri Lankan female job seeker has been kidnapped and kept in a secret location by another Sri Lankan lady in UAE
When explored further into the case, what I can see is, family members back home have acted very careless and they do not even have a copy of the travelers passport or visa copy. 
1. Please be extra careful when single females travel into any unknown country. 

2. Do background checks and look for some relative or friend in UAE before departure 

3. Prostitution rackets are happening time to time therefore, do not get caught to human traffickers 

4. Wherever you stay, provide location pin / address details to your loved ones or friends. In case of emergency, these information would be useful 

5. Using shared bed spaces can be tricky and dangerous to young girls 

6. Use a SLBFE registered / UAE registered Travel agent whenever possible

7. Airport pickup and transportation : Make sure you have agreed with your company or boss, who will come to collect you from the airport. Get their name and contact number (if possible vehicle number) in advance. Check these details and only if they match, get into their vehicle 

8. Work while on visit visa - Some companies will interview you and then ask you to work for them while on visit visa. This is illegal and in most cases, they will let you work for them till your visit is over and kick you out with no salary. 

Remember, those who come on visit visas do not receive a lot of support from Sri Lankan Embassy in UAE. Their priority is only those come with a SLBFE stamp ( I personally discussed and verified this matter with the officials in Abu Dhabi SL embassy)
If you get into any trouble, your first point of contact should be Dubai police. They are very capable and professional 
Sahana foundation is also there, but I am not sure how much they can do for those on visit visas

Regards,

Sanjeewa - Admin

Thank you note from Sagarika Muthukumarana

Thank you very much Jobs4lankankans.
Finally, I got the offer after 5 months in UAE.
Special Thanks goes to Maliga Marasinghe to post that job opening last week on the page wall.
Thank you Sanjeewa Marasinghe for the guideline and assistant that you have provided me during the job hunting also thanks for other members who are sharing the job openings.

Also, I would like to share my job hunting experience with job seekers.
Khaleej Times and Get that website (Link are specified below) are publishing accurate and effective jobs with direct company email addresses.

https://buzzon.khaleejtimes.com/ad-category/jobs-vacancies/
https://getthat.com/jobs

Also, upload the CV in official company websites.

Finally, I need to say "Never give up".

Thank you note from Supum Perera

Hi guys, Thank you for those who help me to find out a job for my wife. After and after lots of effort she got a job. Lots of people tried to help me. Again thanks for everyone.

Beware of Fake Job Agents and Individuals

Admin Note :

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සමහරු තමන්ගේ යාලුවන්ගේ / පවුලේ අයගේ උදව්වෙන් ඒ සිහිනය සැබෑ කරගන්නවා

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ප්‍රශ්නේ තියෙන්නේ මෙතන.

කිසිම හැදියාවක් නැති, මනුස්ස කමක් නැති, සල්ලි පස්සෙම පෙරේතයෝ වගේ දුවන කට්ටියක් කට ඇරගෙන බලාගෙන ඉන්නවා, ඔය දෙවනියට කියපු කට්ටියව බිලී බාගන්න (අපේම සහ වෙනත් රට වල අය)

වෙලා තියෙන්නේ, ගොඩක් අය අසරණයි.. ප්‍රශ්න ගොඩයි .. මොනවා හරි කරලා, රටින් එලියට පැනගන්නයි බලන්නේ

කිසිම වෙලාවක, සල්ලි දීල ජොබ් ගන්න හිතන්න එපා .. ඔය ඉල්ලන ලොකු ගනන් දෙන්නත් එපා .. passport එක agency වලට දෙන්නත් එපා .. විසා හදන්න original passport ඕනේ නැහැ

gulfnews / dubizzle වල තියෙන සමහර දැන්වීම් බොරු ඒවා .. interview එන අයගෙන් සල්ලි කඩාගන්න එක ඒගොල්ලෝ කරන්නේ .. පරිස්සමෙන්

jobs4lankans එකේ හොර රස්සාවල් දාල, ඒවගෙන් අපේම නංගිලා, මල්ලිලාගෙන් සල්ලි කඩාගන්න බලාගෙන ඉන්න ගොඩක් අය ඉන්නවා.. ගැණු / පිරිමි දෙගොල්ලොම .. විශ්වාස කරන්න එපා

මාසේ Dubai විසා වලට යන්නේ රුපියල් 14,700 වගේ .. මාස තුනක විසා එකක් නම් රුපියල් 42000 වගේ .. ඉන්න bed space එකක්, රුපියල් 25000 වගේ (මාසෙට) .. කාමරයක්නම් රුපියල් 42000 වගේ ඉඳල (පැත්තේ හැටියට)

ඇයි මේ ලක්ස තුන ඉල්ලන හොරුන්ට අහු වෙන්නේ ?

වට පිටේ ඉන්න හැමෝටම මේ ගැන කියන්න.. විශේෂයෙන්ම ලංකාවේ ඉන්න අයට ..

jobs4lankans සමූහයෙන් ඕගොල්ලන්ට අවශ්‍ය දැනුම සහ ආරක්ෂාව ලබා දෙන්න අපි හැම වෙලාවේම උත්සාහ කරන්නේ

අහු වෙන්න එපා හොරුන්ට .. අපිව දැනුවත් කරන්න .. එහෙම රස්සාවල් දෙනව කියල සල්ලි ඉල්ලුවොත් ..

Thank you note from Jaliya Kanish Liyanage

I want to thnkx jobs4lankans.i got a job.this is the greatest job Sanjeewa aiya that your done in your life helping people's. Finally I like to thnkx who help me to get this job Mr.Shifan Uvais. I found him in Job4lankans group and I ask him a job vacancies in his hotel.he is a such a good person he reply me to send my cv then they call me to interview. Last I got it. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. im really happy. Once again thank you jobs4lankans and Mr. Shifan Uvais.

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Switching jobs in UAE? Don't forget these 6 things

Changing jobs in UAE can be tricky with contracts involved. Tread carefully to avoid the ban.

Dubai has abundant opportunities for expats relocating to the city for better pastures. While working with a company, there might always be the temptation to take up a better-paying job. But you need to be careful before switching jobs as it may invite a ban. 

Understand the technicalities of entering into a limited or unlimited contract with your employer before signing one. Also, pick your job carefully after extensive research as switching jobs might not be as easy.

We address the top 6 concerns to be considered before switching jobs in the emirates:

Get an NOC from your employer

After the completion of a limited contract of two years, both the employer and the employee have to agree on termination and non-renewal of the contract. After both the parties have agreed, you can secure a no-objection certificate from your current employer and submit it to your prospective employer. Also, remember that in case of conflict with your current employer, your future employer may not be able to help you in the removal of your ban, if imposed.

No ban if you finish 2 years of employment

If you signed a limited contract of two years and have terminated your employment after the completion of the decided period of continuous service, you will not face an employment ban. Further, you may note that you shall be entitled to receive your leave salary for the number of days of paid leave that were not availed by you.

More details - Planning to switch jobs? Know how to avoid ban

Terminating the contract within two years

If both the employer and employee mutually agree to terminate the contract within the completion of two years, an NOC can be issued by the employer. Considering a situation where your employer imposes a ban for termination of contract, the employee shall be liable to compensate the employer for up to half the employee's remuneration for three months. In case, the employer has breached the contract, he shall be liable to compensate the employee for three months of remuneration.  

More details -Renewed contract? Complete a year before changing jobs

Quitting within the contract period

If you quit before the completion of your contract period of two years, you will be liable to compensate your employer with an amount not exceeding your 45 days' remuneration.If the employer proceeds with an action against you, an employment ban may be imposed. It can be avoided if the employer and the employee have mutually agreed to the termination of the contract.

Importantly, it should also be noted that an employee terminating his employment before the completion of two years may not be imposed an employment ban if he has been offered a salary in accordance with his professional qualifications by the prospective employer. In this regard, it should be noted that certain professionals (ex. engineers) are exempted from an imposition of a labour ban to change employment from one employer to the other.

More details - No ban if you finish 2 years of employment

Working on an unlimited contract

In cases where the employee is working with a company on an unlimited contract, a one month notice period is enough before switching your job. The employer can also terminate the services of its employee with a 30-day notice period. If either of the parties cannot complete the notice period, then the one responsible for reducing the notice period must compensate the other party.

More details -One-month notice is all it takes to quit the job

Taking the new job while fighting the ex-employer

If the employee is embroiled in a legal battle with his ex-employer, he can take up a new offer from a different employer. You may apply for a temporary work permit, which will allow you to work with your prospective employer for a period of six months pending the litigation.

More details - You can accept job as you fight case against ex-boss

https://www.khaleejtimes.com/switching-jobs-in-uae-dont-forget-these-6-things

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Top 10 common mistakes job seekers do

Job seekers come to Dubai due to luxuries life and good growth in career. Majority of the people are unable to find jobs in Dubai due to lack of preparation.. and they have some common mistakes.

Any job seeker in Dubai who can avoid these mistakes can increase the chances of getting his/her dream job in Dubai.

1.) Wrong Choice of Month while on Visit

Most common mistake that almost most of the job seekers do is coming to Dubai in wrong month. Dubai is an Islamic country and weather is too hot. These two factors along with other factors have made job market to be seasonal job market. I will advise never to visit Dubai in month of Ramadan or near Ramadan days or Eid days. The Best Month for applying jobs is January (Year Start), December (Year End), June, July (Mid of the year). Most of the companies do hiring in these months.

2.) Unprepared and Unfocused CV/Resume

The most common mistakes that everyone does is having an unprepared or poor CV format. Many job seekers come without unprepared CV. They use such CV format that forced the employer to move for next candidate. CV should be focused. For example, If you are an accountant then whole CV should move around accounting thing. If you have a CV which can impress employers in 3 seconds then believe me you got your job. HR person are getting tons of CV on daily basis and only way to get selected is through your CV as they say first impression is last impression.

3.) Wrong Job Search Strategy

Are you a job seeker? What is your Job Search Strategy? Answer is I did not make any job search strategy. This is the mistake that almost everyone has committed. Job seekers are unaware of art of job search. They fail to get job in Dubai due to poor job search strategy. Take a paper make a complete Job search strategy during your stay. Break down it to days. A good strategy can lead to dream job. Job Search strategies in Dubai can give you better insight of correct job search strategy.

4.) Apply Online only

Job seekers depend upon only one source for applying jobs. It’s most observed Job seeker mistake. Normal Job seeker wake up in the morning go to selected 4-5 websites and apply on daily vacancies and wait for interview calls. Many recruiters do not post jobs on these websites. to get job in Dubai you should use references, social media like LinkedIn , attend walk in interview , apply on career pages etc. the best way to get jobs in Dubai is to find out companies who is your target company call them or visit them personally and drop your CV in the hands of HR person.

5.) Apply with one CV

Applying for all job vacancies with one CV is most observed and worst mistake that almost every job seeker has done. Job seekers think they have made a cv that can work with all jobs position. Job seeker should customize CV according to job requirement if there is job which demands specific skills highlight that skills. Highlighting such skill will lead to enhanced chances of getting job. Customization is necessary before applying for any job in Dubai.

6.) In active or wrong use of social Media for jobs

Job hunters are not aware of power of social media. Social media is most powerful tool for job now a day. Job hunters take fresh candidates from social media also. LinkedIn is one of them. LinkedIn is used by many top level companies recruiter. Quick advice is to create LinkedIn profile complete it and fill each and every detail. Become active on LinkedIn and Facebook Career related and professional discussion groups participate in discussion. Believe me you will be amazed to see the outcomes of power of LinkedIn, Facebook and other social media group.

7.) Lack of Networking

Networking is the thing that many of job seekers don’t use. HR person of many companies don’t advertise jobs in newspaper or online website. They pick candidates from reference. Reference can increase the chances of jobs. Job seekers don’t use networking. Leverage your network to enhance jobs chances. Referencing or networking can land you quickly on the table of interviewer. Try to increase references and expand your network.

8.) Lack of interview Skills

Job hunters don’t know how to give interview. They don’t prepare interview question. If they got any call from any company they just go for interview and lose job due to bad interviewing skills. Interviewing skills are very necessary to get jobs in Dubai. If you prepare your answer of interview before interview then you are selected for job.

9.) Apply for wrong position

I have observed that almost every job seeker in Dubai apply with one CV and on all position. This is total wrong job search strategy. To get job in Dubai you need to save time and money. Search for exact match job position and apply with confidence only for that position. Follow up the job and your chances of selection will be increase.

10.) Become Victims of Agents

I have seen many of job seekers that once they fail or see that they are not getting jobs in Dubai then they go for agents. Agents charge money with promise of giving jobs to job hunters but most of them are scam. Job seekers become victim of fake jobs giving agents. Never pay money to any job search agent before getting job in Dubai.

Source : GulfNews

Tips for Job Seekers who look for jobs in UAE

Even though the tourist visas are a good way to enter the country in order to perform your job search, it’s critical that you either get a work visa, provided you find employment, or leave the country when your visa expires. If you’re caught working on a tourist visa you can be jailed or fined and deported.

The good news is, once you find a job, the visa process is largely out of our hands. Outside of having to provide your employer with some documents, like your passport number, they’ll take care of the entire sponsorship and visa process for you.

1. Know your job market
While the emirate’s overall financial health becoming stable, not all job markets are ready to bounce back. That being said, there are some areas that are expecting to blossom in preparation for Dubai’s hosting duties at expo 2020. Some markets where job-seekers might find success include:

Legal
Finance
Marketing
Procurement
IT
Hospitality
Telecomm
Tourism

Many of the above sectors are performing so well that salaries are expected to continue to rise. LinkedIn’s MENA Recruiting Trends 2017 report goes into further detail, noting that job-seekers looking to take on the following roles within those sectors have the best chances of finding employment in Dubai :

Operations
Sales
Engineering
Business Development
Marketing

2. Check out the big companies
There are some companies that are well known in Dubai for their rigorous hiring and excellent standing as places to work.

3. Apply online
To get a better idea of what companies are hiring in Dubai, bayt.com, a favorite among Dubai job-seekers, is a good place to start.

Some other good sites for finding jobs and internships include:

Dubai Task
GulfNews Careers
Khaleej Times Jobs
Dubizzle
Naukrigulf
Indeed
Laimoon
LinkedIn
Gulftalent
Efinancial Careers

4. Consider a recruiter
Many Dubai businesses hire through headhunters. Working with an agency is very common, and is still the best way to procure a job within the emirate. Some of the best reviewed agencies include:

Jivaro Partners (marketing & communications jobs)
ESP International (conferences, events, hospitality)
MCG & Associates (PR, publishing, marketing & communications jobs)
Robbert Murray (development, construction, engineering & public sector jobs)
BAC Middle East (engineering, marketing & management jobs)

If decide to work through an agency, look for companies that take commission on the employer’s end, not yours. Be wary of recruiters that collect high fees from job-seekers: these tend to be scams.

5. Work on your CV
The single most important tool in your job search will be your CV.

Dubai’s job market is extremely competitive, and on average a recruiter will only spend six seconds checking out your resume. It’s important to avoid major CV pitfalls, like using buzzwords. “I’d rather see applicants present themselves in a more unique way, supported with facts such as targets realised, projects worked on, among others,” said Annalinde Nickisch of The Thought Factory in a recent interview with The Gulf News. Monster offers a great resource for CV tips and advice for those looking for a little more help.

6. Network
Dubai is known for hiring internally and among employee-referenced candidates. If you know someone inside the company, you’re up to 6.6% more likely to land the job. If you can’t get to Dubai for networking events, you can still network. Not only are there plenty of online communities and social media networks, you can also find specific “online job fairs” to help with the “who-you-know.”

7. Other Tips for Job Seekers
Craft your online persona. If a recruiter Googles you and only finds your old MySpace pictures, you’re unlikely to find a job. Not only should your social media networks be professionally tailored or made private, but you should also boost your SEO by creating an online resume, filling out job seeker profiles on websites like LinkedIn and Bayt, and publishing and sharing material relevant to the industry in which you’re seeking a job. The more experienced you seem in a google search, the more likely you are to stand out from the pack.

Don’t apply for jobs you’re not qualified for. Just because you’re excited about a company doesn’t mean you should apply to jobs that aren’t a good fit for your skills. Not only do these applications not typically result in a “way in,” hiring managers tend to see scattered applications as a sign of a candidate who doesn’t know what they want and lacks direction.

Be patient. It takes time to find a job anywhere in the world, but Dubai’s job market is particularly competitive. On top of the talent saturation, hiring in Dubai tends to be seasonal, meaning most recruitment takes place from January to March and almost completely stalls during the holy month of Ramadan and the hottest months of the summer. It’s not uncommon for your job search to take six months to a year-- so hang in there!

Source - GulfNews

Good luck!