United Arab Emirates

New and updated

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  International

  United Arab Emirates: Updates - key employment law developments

  Updated to reflect new rules on expedited employment claims.

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  International

  United Arab Emirates: Pay and benefits

  Enhanced to include information on education allowances. 

• Type:

  International

  United Arab Emirates: Recruitment and selection

  Updated to include information on job exploration entry visas. 

• Type:

  International

  United Arab Emirates: Health and safety

  Updated to include information on the requirement to adopt a system to monitor injuries and occupational diseases. 

• Type:

  International

  United Arab Emirates: Equal opportunities

  Updated to include additional information on positive discrimination in favour of United Arab Emirates nationals.

• Type:

  International

  United Arab Emirates: Employee rights

  Updated to reflect the repeal of measures brought in to respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. 

• Type:

  International

  United Arab Emirates: Contracts of employment

  Updated to reflect changes to fixed-term contracts. 

• Type:

  International

  United Arab Emirates: Termination of employment

  Updated to include information about the introduction of a savings scheme for expatriates employed in the public sector in the UAE, effective from 1 July 2022, and changes to the rules concerning the retirement age for UAE nationals.

• 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.