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Vol. I, No. 1 Friday, 4 September 2026 · First edition, printed 6 a.m. Free to readers · Employers pay for space
Situations Vacant
pages 14 to 21
Situations Wanted
page 21
Wanted, to advertise
page 22
Box replies
page 23
Late Edition
back page
158 shifts on offer
this morning
Cafés and restaurants 11 · Events and casual 104 · Drivers and delivery 7 · Shops 5 · Trades 4 · Security and buildings 5 · Cleaning and housekeeping 8 · General 14
Set from this morning’s paper

Dubai, Friday. — This morning's paper carries 158 vacancies in 49 advertisements, the greater part of them in Events and casual (page 15) and General (page 21). Situations Vacant begins on page 14.

The largest single advertiser is Gulf Event Staffing, which wants 60 for “Motor Show 40 Waiters · 20 Ushers” at AED 35 an hour, World Trade Centre. The advertisement is on page 15.

The Late Edition has printed 7 same-day notices since six this morning, 1 of them already marked filled. It is added to until 10 p.m.; see the back page.

Readers are reminded that this paper never charges a job seeker, and that no advertiser printed in it may either. An advertiser found asking for a fee is struck off and the Box closed the same day.

Queue at eight. A hiring gate on the paper’s first morning. Picture to come.
Late Edition: 7 same-day shifts since six

7 same-day notices have been handed in and printed free since this morning’s print, and 1 of them are already marked Post Filled. The Late Edition is added to until 10 p.m.; it begins on the back page.

Replies to Box numbers are forwarded the same day, at no cost to the applicant. 30 readers seeking work are listed in Situations Wanted.

In today’s paper
PagePosts
Cafés and restaurants1411 Events and casual15104 Drivers and delivery167 Shops175 Trades184 Security and buildings195 Cleaning and housekeeping208 General2114
Situations Vacant, in all14158 Situations Wanted2130 Late Edition, so far today247
Going rates
AED an hour, from this week’s advertisements, and the change on last week.
Waiter, banquet35+3
Waiter, café22+2
Barista25+1
Kitchen porter, nights30–
Packer or loader25+3
Driver, light vehicle28–
Rider, own bike20−1
Cleaner, offices20–
Usher or steward30+2
Security, SIRA card26–
Needed today
Set at 6.00 a.m. Added to all day.

Waiters (4), wedding, villa, Jumeirah, 6 p.m. tonight to midnight, AED 40 hr., paid same night. Box 4511.

Packers (6), warehouse, Al Quoz Ind. 2, 2 p.m. today to 8 p.m., AED 25 hr., cash. Gate 3. Box 4512.

Kitchen porter, hotel banquet, Deira, 7 p.m. tonight, AED 30 hr. and meal. Box 4513.

More on the back page
To advertise
Situations Vacant: first three lines AED 45, each further line AED 15, a rule round it from AED 12. Box number and reply service free. Late Edition, Stop Press and Situations Wanted are free. Copy by 4 p.m. for the morning paper. Scale of charges, page 22.
Notice to readers
Never pay to apply. Replies to Box numbers are forwarded free, and neither party sees the other’s number until they choose to share it. Circle an advertisement to keep it.
Advertisements run until filled. Copy for tomorrow’s paper by 4 p.m.; the Late Edition runs until 10 p.m. Situations Vacant, page 14