Here are 10 things UAE F&B and hospitality employers need to know about leave laws in the UAE. 1. At least one paid rest day per week According to the UAE labour law, all private sector workers are entitled to a paid, weekly rest day, with the possibility of increasing the weekly rest...
The duration of the annual leave depends on how long the employee has been working for the company. Article 75 of the UAE Labour Law states that if the period of service is between six months to one year, the worker is entitled to a leave of “two days for each month.” The same ar...
Accrued annual leave – what happens if I leave the job? If the worker is dismissed or he resigns, he is entitled to his salary for any annual leave he did not use. What the law says Article 75 to 80 of the UAE Labour law specify the regulations surrounding annual ...
There are no provisions in the UAE Labour Law that entitle workers to compassionate leave for deaths of family members. For workers in the private sector, such leave is left to the employer’s discretion. Employers can insist that compassionate leave be taken as part of annual leave. Workers ...