Careem enhances offers for corporate employees

Careem’s round-the-clock services provide convenience to its corporate customers.
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Updated 29 August 2021
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Careem enhances offers for corporate employees

With the expansion of its operations in Saudi Arabia, Careem is introducing reliable and safe transportation services that cater for all categories and sectors, including the business sector, to enhance work efficiency and reduce any burdens on employees who need to commute to work, as well as provide reliable solutions for those who oversee transportation for employees, and more.
According to the ride-hailing service, the benefits offered by Careem to companies have attracted a large base of clients from various industries. These benefits include:

Pre-book rides
Careem offers easy to order and use services; with one click of a button, one of the highly trained captains can pick up the customer and drop them off to their desired destination whether to meetings, business lunches or airports. The rider can also track the vehicle’s path from the moment the order is made to the end of the journey.

Easy billing process
With Careem’s trip booking feature, the burden of paying for the trip immediately once the client reaches their destination is a thing of the past. The company provides monthly invoicing to its corporate clients, with which monthly invoices are generated and sent to the concerned department (HR or finance), with the trip details (departure point to destination point), and the total value of the employees’ business trips. Careem allocates a dedicated account manager to follow up on customers’ accounts and provide them with monthly reports on invoices and their details of total distances traveled.

Reduce commuting bill
Careem for business contributes in reducing the operational costs of the transportation of employees whose nature of work requires their company to to secure the transportation of employees. This operating model serves in reducing the cost of car fleet purchase, periodic maintenance, daily operating expenses, depreciation costs, as well as insurance and car licensing fees.
 
Facilitating the tasks
of supervisors Careem allows the person in charge of employees’ transportation to manage and control reservations for employees and visitors and credit them to the relevant departments, where they can make reservations, issue invoices, and set limits for reservations and trips.

In-ride insurance
Passengers (four per vehicle) and Captains are covered under the company’s life and injury policy whenever they are in a Careem ride. The policy covers accidental disability or death, ambulance services, and medical expenses incurred as a result of an accident.

Technical support services
Careem provides convenience to its corporate customers and their employees, by providing the service round the clock, and further enhancing it through a call center that operates 24/7, in order to facilitate communication and provide support at any time.


Schneider Electric launches academy in Saudi Arabia to build future-ready talent

Updated 04 February 2026
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Schneider Electric launches academy in Saudi Arabia to build future-ready talent

Schneider Electric has announced the launch of the Energy Tech Academy Middle East and Africa in Saudi Arabia, a regional capability platform dedicated to skilling, upskilling, and knowledge sharing.

The launch comes at a critical moment as the Kingdom accelerates energy transition, industrial localization, and human capability development under Vision 2030. The academy reinforces the Kingdom’s leadership role in building future-ready talent while supporting industrial and energy transformation across the wider Middle East and Africa region.

The Energy Tech Academy Middle East and Africa is not a traditional training center; it is a regional platform translating Schneider Electric’s global energy technology expertise into applied capability for Saudi Arabia and the broader region. Anchored in Riyadh, the academy is designed to serve as a benchmark for skills development and enablement across the MEA.

The launch reflects Schneider Electric’s long-term commitment to investing in people and capabilities, and to supporting national priorities across energy, industry, and digital infrastructure.

Mohamed Shaheen, cluster president of Schneider Electric Saudi Arabia and Yemen, said: “This launch reflects our long-term commitment to Saudi Arabia and to building capability that lasts. After more than 40 years in the Kingdom, we continue to invest where impact matters most: in people. Launching the Energy Tech Academy Middle East and Africa from Riyadh underscores our belief that sustainable transformation is built on local capability and trusted partnerships.”

The academy directly supports Saudi Arabia’s focus on human capability development, localization, and Saudi-made outcomes by enabling the skills behind advanced energy systems, industrial automation, and digital infrastructure. Capabilities developed through the academy will support Saudi manufacturing, national projects, and resilient supply chains, while also strengthening regional industrial ecosystems.

“The Energy Tech Academy Middle East and Africa is designed to enable real outcomes,” said Walid Sheta, zone president for the MEA at Schneider Electric. “By equipping talent with future-ready skills across electrification, automation, and digital intelligence, we are strengthening Saudi and regional capability to design, operate, and lead the energy and industrial systems of the future.”

The launch event in Riyadh brought together senior government representatives, industry partners, customers, and Schneider Electric’s leadership, highlighting the importance of cross-sector collaboration in aligning education, skills development, and labor market needs.

Designed as a long-term platform, the Energy Tech Academy Middle East and Africa will continue to evolve through partnerships, programs, and continuous capability development, reinforcing Saudi Arabia’s role as a regional hub for skills, knowledge, and industrial enablement.