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Kershaw Leonard has employed a research company called MMC who have a broad ranch of HR related expertise. Please see the Partners Information Tab for more details.
We have not relied on randomly selected opinions but have instead accurately researched the data for ourselves. For example, the MMC research team visited a cross section of supermarkets to establish the exact prices of the items featured. Villa and apartment costs for both rental and purchase have been established by talking to the real estate companies as well as checking with landlords and renters to ensure the details we feature are actual not estimated figures.
The report gives figures in the UAE Dirham. The UAE currency is the United Arab Emirates Dirham, divided into 100 Fils, and is pegged to the US$ at the rate of US$1 = AED 3.67.
The report covers the whole of the UAE with occasional references to Qatar and the GCC as a whole.
The research for the 2009 report commenced in July 2009, and one of the advantages of the report being on line this year is that we have been easily able to update any major changes right up to the “go live” date as we have not had to commit to printing and the deadlines that involves. Furthermore, we have left some of the more volatile areas to be researched until the very last minute so that we can include the latest data during September. The opening of the metro in the transportation sector is a good example of this.
The cost is AED 4000.
You can pay by cheque, bank transfer or cash. You can also pay online with credit card by Network Internationals secure payment gateway. The registration section of the website will assist you with payment.
The nature of the online report makes it necessary for us to control access to only the clients who have paid the fees. If you would like to have a preview of the type of content that will be featured in the 2009/2010 report please visit the Step Inside section of this website where you will find actual screen shots and text taken from last year’s reports.
Kershaw Leonard has been publishing the Cost Of Living report since 2004 which gives us a unique database of facts and figures as well as interesting commentary upon which to base each successive edition. The data is collected freshly every year and is individually researched rather than being based on opinions and estimates.
The employment section is based upon Kershaw Leonard’s own experience as a recruitment consultancy that has been at the forefront of recruitment in the UAE since September 1999. During this time we have gained an intuitive understanding of the employment market of the region that cannot be bought as it can only be learned through living and breathing the market every day.
We add life and vibrancy to the data through the narrative which has been colourfully written by Mark Atkinson, who is a freelance writer with many years experience in the region. We believe this helps our clients make more sense of the conclusion to be drawn from the report as well as making it a good read.
No other report offers the added reality of the Case Studies. We have been following the fortunes of 3 imaginary but typical family units since 2005, applying the costs and incomes from each report to see in startlingly real terms the actual impact of rising costs on everyday people.
A quick look at the graphs tables and text will show you the quality and detail of the Kershaw Leonard Cost Of Living in the UAE report. The 2008/2009 printed version for example spanned some 60 pages of tightly crammed information that at Aed4000 is an absolute bargain. Compare our report not to the lightweight free versions on offer but to the vastly more expensive, well known corporate reports and you will see what exceptional value the Kershaw Leonard report is.
The report is available online. Part of the purchasing process is the allocation of a user ID and password. This will give you full access to the report.
If you are interested in printing your favourite or most useful sections of the report then that facility is available via the website, but one of the major advantages of moving to online publication is environmental via the saving of printing and paper. We will be adding to the functionality of the website, so viewing on line will be even more useful in the future.
However, since this is the first year we have transitioned from printed to on-line media we have made a small number of printed versions available for an addition cost of Aed400. If you would like to order a copy please e-mail costoflivinguae@kershawleonard.net
Similarly to the question about printing, the main aim is for our clients to read and utilize the report on line, which of course can happen anywhere in the world using the allocated password and user ID. We have however added limited download capability for those “must have” sections, which we hope you will find useful.
If you have any more questions that are not covered here, please do feel free to address them to costoflivinguae@kershawleonard.net from where a Kershaw Leonard team member will do their best to assist you.
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