United Arab Emirates

New and updated

• United Arab Emirates: Useful information - key future employment law developments

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  International

  Updated to include information about changes to employment law in the ADGM, effective from 1 January 2020.

• United Arab Emirates: Recruitment and selection

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  International

  Updated to reflect changes to DIFC employment law concerning age and pregnancy or maternity discrimination, and the minimum employment age, effective from 28 August 2019.

• United Arab Emirates: Pay and benefits

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  International

  Updated to reflect changes to DIFC employment law concerning entitlement to sick pay, effective from 28 August 2019.

• United Arab Emirates: Employee rights

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  International

  Updated to reflect changes to DIFC employment law concerning rights to nursing breaks and paternity and adoption leave, effective from 28 August 2019.

• United Arab Emirates: Contracts of employment

  Type:

  International

  Updated to reflect changes to DIFC employment law concerning probationary periods and written contracts, effective from 28 August 2019.

• United Arab Emirates: Equal opportunities

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  International

  Updated to reflect new DIFC employment law concerning age and pregnancy or maternity discrimination, victimisation and remedies against discrimination, effective from 28 August 2019.

• United Arab Emirates: Termination of employment

  Type:

  International

  Updated to reflect changes to DIFC employment law concerning agreements about notice of termination and the right to a written statement of the reasons for dismissal, effective from 28 August 2019.

• United Arab Emirates: Industrial relations

  Type:

  International

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

• United Arab Emirates: Health and safety

  Type:

  International

  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.

• United Arab Emirates: Useful resources - legal service providers

  Type:

  International

  Information on legal service providers for United Arab Emirates employment law.