DOHA: Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are planning to unify salary structures for jobs occupied by their nationals based in non-native member states.
The decision to have unified salary slabs and allowances for GCC citizens employed in non-native member countries was taken by the finance ministers in their meeting in Kuwait recently.
Other issues taken up for discussion by the ministers at their meeting included financial stability in the region, job market reforms and how to raise productivity of those in employment.
Saudi Arabia-based business news website Aliqtisadia.com reported yesterday that ministers in charge of employment of nationals and GCC citizens of member states would meet soon to discuss details about the above issue.
“The meeting is likely to be held before year-end,” the website said.
So the decision is expected to be taken regarding unifying salaries and perks of GCC citizens in jobs in member states in 2014.
According to the website, studies on the above effect and other issues involving the region are regularly conducted by the secretariat-general of the GCC, which is based in Riyadh.
The Peninsula
