Open AccessOrganisational Justice: Migrant Worker Perceptions in Organisations in the United Arab Emirates
Author(s) -
Kasim Randeree
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of business systems, governance and ethics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1833-4318
DOI - 10.15209/jbsge.v3i4.148
Subject(s) - grievance , injustice , organizational justice , economic justice , interactional justice , human resources , perception , human resource management , job satisfaction , public relations , resource (disambiguation) , procedural justice , sociology , business , political science , psychology , social psychology , organizational commitment , law , computer network , neuroscience , computer science
A justice framework can be used to understand how individuals within organisations respond to a varietyof human resource practices and also can be used prescriptively in designing the procedures andenactment of human resource practices. The principles of justice can be applied in order to understand theconsequences of any human resource practice. This paper examines the impact of the perception oforganisational justice on job satisfaction of unskilled workers in the city of Dubai in the United ArabEmirates (UAE). The key findings of the research revealed Dubai as having the largest proportion ofexpatriate workers globally and that these employees present a high level of grievance towards theiremployers. Major issues highlighted by the survey include pay, workload, job responsibilities, bias, andemployer injustice.