Employers can ask employees to work over time by a maximum of two hours or more, if needed
UAE labour law
Abu Dhabi Global Market
UAE extends deadline for work contract change
Following the deadline, UAE employers will be subject to a fine or penalty for the contracts not transferred
Abu Dhabi Global Market
UAE warns employers to change work contracts
Following the February 1 deadline, fines or penalties will be applied
Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation
UAE laws for employment, training of minors
Those between the ages 15-18 are allowed to work, subject to certain conditions and with the requirement of a work permit
health and safety
UAE announces new rules regarding work injuries and occupational diseases
A new decision was issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation on Tuesday
Dubai real estate market
Floating hotels, real estate price hike, new unemployment insurance, labour law: 10 things you missed this week
A rundown of ten top stories – from floating hotels, real estate price hike, new unemployment insurance, labour law – you might have missed this week on Arabian Business
Employment
UAE employment law: three-year limit on private sector contracts scrapped
New amendment insists contracts must be offered for a fixed term, but without previous cap
automation
Focus shifting from financial-led contracts to ‘psychologically compelling’ contracts in the UAE
Increasingly flexible UAE labour laws are helping retain, attract top talent, ‘but more could be done,’ an expert says
Abu Dhabi Labour Court
Flexible working environments, employee rights highlighted within new UAE labour law: officials
Judge Ali Hasan Alshateri, the Vice President of the Abu Dhabi Labour Court, explained how the new labour law guarantees the rights of both workers and employers in a balanced manner
basic salary
Struggling between jobs? Unemployed UAE workers to get up to AED20,000 a month under new scheme
The scheme aims to provide financial security and ensure the availability of income for the workers during their unemployment, until alternative job opportunities are made available
Abu Dhabi Cassation Court
UAE’s new labour law could lead to “high degree of flexibility in employment”: Abu Dhabi judge
The social dimension of the UAE labour law aims at ensuring the safety, protection, and health care of workers, through the employer’s commitment to provide health insurance coverage for workers in accordance with the legislation in force in the country
employment opportunities
Flexibility provision in the UAE’s new labour law driving talent recruitment
Under the new labour law, flexible, temporary and remote work are accounted for as are paternity and maternity leaves, all of which supports the UAE in ‘attracting the best talent in the region,’ experts said
Commercial Companies Law
How new UAE labour law, talent visa are solving start-ups’ talent problem
New initiatives give founders more flexibility hiring and retaining talent; start-up ecosystem will see more consolidations and M&As going forward
UAE employees
The UAE’s 4.5-day work week brings new perspectives on productivity
The shift to the international weekend reflects the UAE’s ambition to make the positive changes needed to attract more top global talent and companies
annual leave
Here’s how the new UAE labour law will effect annual leave, holidays
As the country’s new labour law goes into effect on February, some ambiguities remain amid the wait for executive regulation clarification
talent acquisition
Everything you need to know about the new UAE labour law
More updates will be released regarding the law, but ahead of the new year, Arabian Business spoke with Bassem Daher, a partner at Dubai-based Galadari Advocates and Legal Consultants
end-of-service benefits
What UAE’s amended labour laws will mean for employees’ gratuities
Joanna Matthews-Taylor, partner and head of employment at Baker McKenzie Habib Al Mulla, outlines the key changes to the labour law highlighting the benefits for employees and employers