United Arab Emirates

New and updated

• Type:

  International

  United Arab Emirates: Recruitment and selection

  Updated to reflect changes to UAE labour law relating to discrimination and the employment of young people.

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  International

  United Arab Emirates: Pay and benefits

  Updated to reflect changes to UAE labour law relating to payment of wages and deduction limits.

• Type:

  International

  United Arab Emirates: Employee rights

  Updated to reflect changes to UAE law concerning contracts, hours of work, rest periods, holiday rights, maternity rights, bereavement and study leave, part-time, fixed-term and remote workers, disciplinary procedures and data protection.

• Type:

  International

  United Arab Emirates: Contracts of employment

  Updated to reflect changes to UAE law relating to types of contract and probationary periods.

• Type:

  International

  United Arab Emirates: Equal opportunities

  Updated to reflect changes to UAE labour law relating to discrimination and harassment.

• Type:

  International

  United Arab Emirates: Termination of employment

  Updated to reflect changes to UAE labour law relating to contracts, notice periods, dismissal with notice, summary dismissal, dismissal protection, redundancy, severance payments and contesting dismissals.

• Type:

  International

  United Arab Emirates: Updates - key employment law developments

  Updated to include information on changes to UAE labour law, effective from 2 February 2022.

• Type:

  International

  United Arab Emirates: Useful online resources

  Enhanced to include information on official data services.

• Type:

  International

  United Arab Emirates: Industrial relations

  Updated to reflect changes to the statutory procedure for the resolution of collective labour disputes.

• Type:

  International

  United Arab Emirates: Health and safety

  Updated to include information on employers' health and safety duties, the requirement to appoint health and safety representatives and health and safety enforcement, in the Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) free zone.