UAE Labour Law makes sure that every employee working in the emirate is entitled to certain statutory rights, including sick leave entitlements. The law provides employees with up to 90 days of continuous or intermittent sick leave per year, with certain stipulations. We’ve put together a detail...
TheUAE Labour Lawdoes not have any provisions which entitle the employee to Umrah leave. If the employee requests Umrah leave, it is up to the employer to consent and deduct it from the employee’s annual leave or consider unpaid leave. 9. Unpaid leave Your employee in the UAE may avail...
ALSO READ:UAE Labour Law – Rules on Working Hours Aside from officialholidayleaves andsick leaves, workers in the emirates are entitled to anannual leave, as per the UAE Labour Law that is adhered to by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE). What exactly is an annual l...
Aside from the public holidays, every employee is entitled to an annual leave, sick leave and special leave. Below are more details on such leaves. Please read through each point so you can understand the number of days you are allotted as per UAE law. In terms of such leaves, Employees ...
UAE Labour Law – FAQ’s With an expat community making up over 80% of the total population of the UAE, Federal Law No.8 of 1980 otherwise known as the UAE Labour Law, is one piece of legislation that every employee in the private sector should familiarise themselves with. To assist,...
Law regarding the subject matter of a party’s challenge of a document. However, the court does not have the obligation to verify the document if the party claiming the forgery has not provided any substantial evidence or if he has not requested for an investigation of the same. Further, ...
The UAE Labour Law imposes working time restrictions to 8 hours per day or 48 hours per week (save for certain industries). During Ramadan, working hours are reduced by 2 hours per day. Workers receive an additional 25% for overtime and 50% for night work. Annual Leave: Workers are en...
UAE Labour Law – Hours Worked, Working Week, Public Holidays, Overtime, Leave Working Hours – Ramadan Article 65 of the UAE Labour Law states that working hours be reduced by two hours duringRamadan. Breaks Article 66 of the UAE Labour Law states that workers should not work more than fi...
In some parts of the UAE, you may not be required to provide insurance by law. However, as health care is expensive, medical insurance is an attractive benefit for many candidates — especially expatriates, who need health insurance to gain a work permit. If you are already obliged to pro...
Article 84 of Federal Law No. 8 of 1980states that the employee will not get paid sick leave if the sickness iscaused by the consumption of alcohol or drugs. Article 87 of Federal Law No. 8 of 1980says that the employee is entitled tounpaid leave to perform a pilgrimage, given that th...