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EH INSIGHTS
EH Insights is where knowledge meets action. Dive into trends, data stories, and expert perspectives shaping the future of HR across regions and industries. From leadership lessons to policy shifts and global snapshots, this section helps HR leaders stay informed, inspired, and ahead of the curve, building workplaces where strategy and happiness go hand in hand.
The Integrity of Experience: Redefining Workplace Happiness in the Saudi Transformation
Fahad Rashad, CEO, HR Lines, reflects on how workplace happiness in Saudi Arabia is evolving beyond comfort to alignment, fairness, and purpose, as Vision 2030 reshapes leadership, systems, and workforce expectations. | Written by Fahad Rashad In two decades of leading HR transformations in Saudi Arabia, from global multinationals to sovereign backed ecosystems, I have witnessed the definition of Employee Happiness evolve dramatically. We are no longer in an era where employ
Mar 243 min read
What HR Leaders Need to Do Before Singapore's Workplace Fairness Act Takes Effect
The law is not in force yet, but the preparation window is now. Employers who wait until 2027 will be building under pressure. | Written by Tripti Mehta Singapore has passed its first legally binding law against workplace discrimination. The Workplace Fairness Act (WFA), enacted in two parts across 2025, converts what were previously voluntary employment guidelines into enforceable legal obligations with a grievance process, a dispute resolution pathway, and real financial pe
1 day ago4 min read
UAE Private Sector Has Until June 30 to Comply with AED 6,000 Emirati Minimum Wage
The grace period ends June 30. Employers who have not yet adjusted Emirati salaries face permit suspensions and loss of Emiratisation credit from July 1. | Written by Tripti Mehta The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) announced an increase in the minimum wage for Emiratis employed in the private sector to AED 6,000 per month, effective January 1, 2026, with establishments that employed Emiratis before that date given until June 30, 2026 to adjust salaries
6 days ago2 min read
Open-Ended Contracts in Saudi Arabia Must Move to Qiwa by August 6
With Phase 3 of the Kingdom's landmark labour reform weeks away, employers with indefinite-term workers must act now or risk legal exposure. | Written by Tripti Mehta Saudi Arabia's Unified Employment Contract Initiative enters its third and final phase on August 6, 2026, the date by which all indefinite or open-ended employment contracts must be migrated to the official template and documented on the Qiwa platform. The initiative, led jointly by the Ministry of Human Resourc
May 272 min read
Employee Happiness Awards Singapore & Malaysia debuts with a landmark gala celebrating people-first workplaces
Inaugural Singapore & Malaysia edition draws over 200 leaders, 80+ organisations, and 25+ categories in a celebration of workplace excellence. | Written by Riya Malhotra The Employee Happiness Awards Singapore 2026, organised by Eventyst Global, made a powerful debut as the platform's inaugural edition in Singapore. Held on 10th April at the prestigious Shangri-La Singapore, the gala evening brought together more than 200 distinguished guests for an occasion that was as celeb
May 263 min read
When Negotiations Fail: What Samsung's Looming Strike Teaches HR Leaders About Employee Trust
A last-minute deal kept 48,000 Samsung workers on the floor on 21 May. Four days later, the union is fracturing over who got what, and HR leaders across the region are watching a new lesson unfold in real time. | Written by Riya Malhotra There's a particular kind of silence that descends on a workplace when trust has finally run out. Last week, Samsung was hours away from that silence breaking, loudly, across 48,000 workers and 18 days of stopped production. It didn't break.
May 254 min read
Saudi Arabia Puts Working Parents at the Centre of Its Labour Reforms
A new nursery mandate, expanded parental leave, and some of the Gulf's most optimistic workers signal that Saudi Arabia is serious about employee experience as a competitive priority. | Written by Tripti Mehta Saudi Arabia's Cabinet has directed both public and private sector employers to establish workplace nurseries, in a move designed to support working mothers and advance early childhood development goals under Vision 2030. Authorities have also been tasked with addressin
May 212 min read
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