Tag: UAE

Emirates Post’s Training Centre conducts training course for Iraq Post employees

Posted by | Jul 5, 2007 | |

Emirates Post’s Training and Development Centre (TDC) recently conducted a special training course for employees of Iraq Post in Dubai. The program enabled the participants to understand postal operations, customer focus and use of technology in raising standards, among other topics.

The participants were also taken on field trips to Ramoul Sorting Centre, EDC and EMP, to get a first hand understanding of different operations and activities of Emirates Post.
“The Training and Development Centre has been continuously enhancing its standards.

Recently, we signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Universal Postal Union (UPU) to raise the standards further,” said Mrs. Wiaam Ghanem, Director of TDC and Acting Director of HR, Emirates Post.

The Training and Development Centre has been conducting training programs for postal employees from Arab countries, including Qatar and Oman. The Centre also conducts training courses for Emirates Post employees on a regular basis. In 2006, the Training Centre conducted training for 1,300 persons.

The courses offered by the Training Centre conform to UPU’s TRAINPOST program. Most courses incorporate the elements of ICDL and Profiles International.

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Emirates Post subsidiary, EMP, launches 'Emirates Business Pages', a new business-to-business directory

Posted by | Jul 1, 2007 | |

Emirates Marketing & Promotions (EMP), a subsidiary of Emirates Post, has launched Emirates Business Pages (EBP), a new business-to-business directory, in association with Concept Media.

The new directory has been designed to help business players obtain information or locate partners through a quick reference to a comprehensive and updated database of businesses and industries across the UAE.

The key value addition of Emirates Business Pages is that it provides a search module by post box numbers. Since the PO Box number is the only constant element in a constantly changing business environment in the UAE, EBP has introduced this search option for more accurate results.

Free copies will be distributed from all Emirates Post outlets across the UAE, supplemented by an aggressive door-to-door distribution to all small, medium and large companies across the seven emirates. The directory will also be available on website, through tele-service, and in a CD-Rom format.

The directory will provide an updated and exhaustive database for those looking for strategic business alliances, while enabling listed businesses to gain optimum visibility.

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TNT Express discusses strategy to combat climate change

Posted by | Jun 29, 2007 | |

Speaking at the CSR Summit in Dubai, Mike Patrick, Director of CSR, TNT Express said that there is a need for regional corporations to implement and integrate a sustainable and environmental stewardship program into their CSR strategy to combat climate change, AME Info reports.

Patrick said that the B2B delivery company’s main target is to reduce CO2 emissions by developing eco-friendly products, vehicles and buildings, cutting down on business travel by 30 percent, and developing a sustainable aviation strategy.

TNT has already, according to Patrick, taken steps to implement the International Environmental Management certificate, ISO 14001, in each of its locations by end of 2007, which in some countries has already reduced paper costs by 80 percent, electricity costs by 15 percent and recycling costs by 10 percent.

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Ministry of Labour and Emirates Post enter into agreement to pay private sector employees' salaries through post offices

Posted by | Jun 27, 2007 | |

The UAE Ministry of Labour has entered into an agreement with Emirates Post to allow private sector employers to pay employees’ salaries through select post offices and all branches of Wall Street Exchange.

The move is part of the Ministry’s efforts to curb the practice of late payment or non-payment of salaries by some companies. It will also allow workers to do money remittances and other financial transactions from a single window.

The select post offices and all branches of Wall Street Exchange will offer value-added services to employees of the participating companies. Apart from collecting salaries, the employees can remit money to their families overseas from the same counter. They can also instruct the counter staff to send a certain amount to their families and it will be automatically transferred on a chosen date.

The counters will also offer money exchange facilities. In the future, Emirates Post also plans Mobi-Post, a series of mobile post offices that will be positioned in the vicinity of labour camps.

Companies interested in joining the services have to enter into separate arrangements with Emirates Post. An account will be opened to enable easy transfer of money from the company to Emirates Post. Companies that join the system will benefit by way of reduced burden on staff and full security.

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TNT outlines carbon positive strategy at 4th CSR Summit in Middle East

Posted by | Jun 26, 2007 | |

TNT Express has outlined its carbon positive strategies at this week’s 4th CSR Summit, the most innovative and groundbreaking event in the Middle East dedicated to Corporate Social Responsibility, in Dubai.

Addressing delegates from over 20 countries, Mike Patrick, Director of CSR, TNT Express said that there is a need for regional corporations to implement and integrate a sustainable and environmental stewardship programme into their CSR strategy to combat climate change.

‘TNT’s main target is to reduce CO2 emissions and we will achieve our goal through a number of ways, including developing eco-friendly products for our customers, best in class operational vehicles, energy efficient buildings, cutting down on business travel by 30%, as well developing and implementing a sustainable aviation strategy with measures that continuously reduce our emissions.’

Patrick adds that TNT has already taken steps to implement the International Environmental Management certificate, ISO 14001, in each of its locations by end of 2007, which in some countries has already reduced paper costs by 80%, electricity costs by 15% and recycling costs by 10%.

TNT was also recently awarded the prestigious ISO 14001, for its businesses in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE and holds the SA 8000 certification, the standard for improving working conditions.

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