Govt depts not serious about emiratisation: Labour official :: Khaleej Times

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On the reasons for the negative picture, he said, was retirement at an early age, which many nationals had resorted to over the previous two years. A great number of UAE citizens had quit government posts and opted to start business after availing bank loans, he observed.

I'm not sure the government is not engaged in a housecleaning aimed at tempting less qualified nationals out of government jobs in order to make way for younger nationals who are better prepared. Perhaps, too, the government is making it more difficult to hold on to your government job while spending much of your time running a private business.