This Gulf Country recommends flexible hours and work from home to cut traffic

DUBAI: The companies in Dubai are recommending allowing employees to work from home to beat the heavy traffic during peak hours. Along with this, there will be immediate measures on the part of the companies offering flexible hours to the employees. This is to avoid the employees stuck in traffic. Carpooling is also encouraged.

Heavy traffic is witnessed in Dubai during office hours. Recent studies show that allowing work at convenient times and work from home will be useful to avoid this. The employees are keen in working at a time that suits them than working from home. They mainly point to the advantage of being able to spend time with their families even though it may be untimely to leave the office after working for eight hours. It can save you the tension of driving during rush hour to and from office. A suitable eight-hour work should be between 8 am to 6.30 pm in the evening.

The population of Dubai and UAE has increased significantly recently. One of the reasons for this is the arrival of expatriates in large numbers. As the population has increased, so has the traffic. Compared to two years ago, employees have to spend more than double the time to reach the office. This negatively affects their work-life balance and mental health. Companies are willing to allow freebies because it is clear that this has a negative impact on their productivity. Experts say that being stuck in traffic for a long time can lead to mental problems and thereby diseases.