Firms obey midday break rule, so far

LABOUR LAW: Only 2.5% of companies inspected by the Ministry of Labour during the first week of the midday break rule were found to be in violation. (Getty Images)

Only 2.5 percent of companies inspected by the Ministry of Labour during the first week of the midday break rule were found to be in violation, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Labour.

Although the statistics only reveal the first week’s findings, Humaid Bin Deemas, undersecretary at the ministry, told UAE daily Gulf News that the number of companies inspected during the first week of July 2008 was close to the number of companies that were inspected during the full two-month midday break period in previous years.

“Previously we would inspect 7,000 to 8,000 companies during the whole two month period,” he told the newspaper.

The figures indicate a significant drop in the number of violations compared to the 2007 findings.

By July 3, 2007, 22 percent of companies inspected in Dubai and the northern emirates were found to be in violation of the rule.

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