Emiratization AED 10.8 Million

Union Coop, the largest Consumer Cooperative in the UAE pays absolute importance to ‘Emiratization’ and considers it as one of the most important strategic objectives. Union Coop has one of the highest Emiratization rates when it comes to private sector enterprises in the country. Union Coop works continuously to increase the rate by offering attractive pay scales and benefits such as Health Insurance, Air-Tickets and other annual rewards, subject to the performance of the company.

Union Coop also conducts regular training courses and workshops to improve the skills of its staffs and to replenish their knowledge of ‘what’s new’ in the field of retail. Union Coop has always been keen to adopt new talents of UAE and offer them a supportive platform, which enables them realize their dreams and ambitions, and help them pursue continuous professional advancement. Union Coop offers the local talents study facilities and flexible working hours as well, in a bid to encourage them to better themselves continuously.

Union Coop’s Department of Human Resources and Emiratization employed 356 Citizen Employees in the year 2017, which indicates 28 percent of the total recruitment plans of national human cadres with a total spend of AED 10, 817, 595. By end of year 2018, Union Coop looks forward to improve this figure and reach a total of 384 Emirati Employees.

Following is a factual representation of number of Citizen Employees in all Occupational categories for the year 2017 and 2018 end (Estimate):