planning started by a third of companies in the Gulf to direct half of their employees to work from home, as a step to counter the spread of the Corona virus.


According to Al Bayan, a survey by Gulf Talent, the Middle East employment portal, on March 2-3, showed. The survey received responses from 1,600 companies from the six Gulf Cooperation Council states.


Based on the results of the survey, up to 35% of Gulf-based companies could require employees to work from home.


This consists of 6% who have just launched business plans from home in an effort to prevent corona outbreaks, 5% who have confirmed that plans are being implemented soon, and 12% who are reviewing this concept, along with 12% of those who have already been working arrangements for After before an outbreak. Meanwhile, 54% of the survey respondents said they have no remote work plans yet.