Dubai Crown Prince adopts Performance Management System for Dubai government employees

His Highness the Crown Prince of Dubai ordered all local government entities to start implementing the system, aimed at fostering a performance oriented culture where the individual employee's work is aligned with the strategic directions of their respective organizations, creating an environment where progress and reward are merit-based, and providing an equitable, fair and transparent framework of evaluating employees' performances.

His Highness assigned the General Secretariat of the Dubai Executive Council to follow up the implementation of the new system and ensure that all resources are available to leverage the capacity and skills of government employees, which is aligned with the goals of the Dubai Government Strategy 2015, especially towards leveraging the desired targeted productivity of government entities and improving the level of rendered services to society.

Commenting on this decision, H.E. Ahmad Bin Byat, the Secretary General of the Dubai Executive Council said: "By adopting this system, the Dubai Government introduces a new phase in developing its human capital, which is a priority as per the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai".

Bin Byat said that "The new performance management system is based on the principle of rewarding and recognizing excellent performance, in order to motivate good performers, at every government authority and at all levels".

He added that, "The Dubai leadership instructed to distribute the yearly bonus earlier, before launching the system to convey a clear message about the seriousness of the government in motivating the employees and developing their skills".

He explained that the Performance Management System will allow auditing the performance of government employees in a fair and equal manner, which is very fundamental for rewarding the latter adequately in a transparent and clear basis, whereby each and every employee will have the chance to prove his capabilities.

The decision of His Highness The Crown Prince of Dubai to adopt a unified Performance Management System on employees of all grades, without differentiation, is a strategic step that will enhance the organizational consistency within the different government entities and increase the efficient communication among employees at all levels.