Whilst many employers in the UAE will be required to issue standard form contracts (either those by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization, or by a free zone authority)...

In the UAE (considering all free zones in the UAE other than the DIFC and ADGM), private businesses are required to follow UAE Federal Law No. 8 of 1980...

In accordance with the provisions of the Labor Law, the employees can document a grievance before the relevant authority in case they believe that the termination was unfair.

The following article looks at discrepancies between the new laws on unfair dismissal and recent precedents.

As we recently published here, the Dubai International Financial Centre ("DIFC") has announced plans to replace its end of service gratuity ("ESG") scheme

The following essay discusses briefly the important aspects of Labour Law in the UAE.

Employment disputes form part and parcel of workplace culture, and they are likely to be on matters of wrongful dismissal, discrimination, unpaid wages, or contractual disagreement.

It has been an unexpectedly enlightening experience to see patients primary concern once they are diagnosed with a terminal illness

The reader claims he lost time and money waiting for the company to provide a joining date

The regulatory architecture governing employment relations in the United Arab Emirates private sector has undergone its most significant structural transformation.

Abu Dhabi Court of Cassation has ruled that workplace investigations are not mere procedural formalities but substantive legal requirements under UAE Labour Law.

The UAE's Vision 2021 strategy includes a number of goals to promote 'Emiratisation', with a key aim being to have fifty percent of the UAE national workforce employed in the private sector by 2021.

In testing times like these, many companies are contemplating redundancies or staff reductions. This article looks at whether the UAE Labour Laws permit an employer to terminate an employment contract because of financial distress.

With the recent outbreak of the COVID – 19 Virus, the hardest hit are establishments within the hospitality, F&B and retail industry, with many restaurants, gyms and many other businesses being...

With the current outlook of the novel coronavirus pandemic still uncertain at best, thousands of companies in the UAE are now exploring their options on how to move forward in the next few months.

Redundancy is one of the most contested and controversial aspects of employment, especially with regards to economies with unfavourable economic climates.

Redundancy is one of the most contested and controversial aspects of employment, especially with regards to economies with unfavourable economic climates.

On 12 June 2019, the Dubai International Financial Centre announced the enactment of DIFC Law 2 of 2019 (the New DIFC Employment Law) to replace the existing DIFC Law 4 of 2005 (the Old DIFC Employment Law).

According to Article 3 of Federal Law No. 8/1980, this law applies to all employees working in the UAE, whether they are UAE nationals or expatriates.

The Dubai International Financial Centre Authority has published a consultation paper on replacing DIFC Law No. 4 of 2005, as amended, with DIFC Law No.6 of 2018.