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Employment law plays a crucial role in regulating the relationships between employers and employees, ensuring a well-functioning labour market and promoting a healthy work environment.

The UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation recently issued new implementation rules with respect to Article 14 of the UAE Federal Labour Relations Act No. 8 of 1980, known as the "Emiratisation Program – Tawteen," ...

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

The Resolution is also only applicable to labour relations with expatriate employees.

On 10 July 2025, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion ("MOCIIP") issued Ministerial Decision No. 245/2025, amending Ministerial Resolution No. 146/2021...

One of the UAE Vision 2021 Initiative aims is to become a knowledge-based economy pioneered by UAE nationals.

On 29 September 2016, it was reported that the UAE President and ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nayan, has decreed that maternity leave for government employees...

The protection of confidential information is an important aspect of employer-employee relationships, and the UAE has established comprehensive laws to address violations of confidentiality clauses.

The UAE Ministry of Labour has issued its annual resolution in relation to summer working hours.

Depending on the total number of points, the members are rated as Silver, Gold and Platinum.

The Ministerial Decisions, which took effect on 1 January 2016, mark a significant change in the employment contracting procedures, as well as termination and transfer of employees.

The Ministry of Human Resources & Emiratisation (MoHRE) has ramped up its programme of on-site inspections, both in frequency and scope, across the UAE's private sector.

With the increased usage of social media, companies and employers find themselves obliged to establish policies for employees to provide acceptable, reasonable, safe and common-sense guidelines and recommendations for using social media responsibly.

On 29 July 2018, the UAE Cabinet passed a Cabinet Resolution No. 43 of 2018 regarding supporting special needs individuals (people with determination) in the workplace.

Federal Decree Law No. 9 of 2022 under Article 4 states that only licensed recruitment offices can recruit domestic workers in the UAE...

As the name implies, end of service gratuity is an amount of money that every employee is entitled to receive, and every employer is liable to pay, upon termination of an employment relationship in the UAE, provided that the employee meets the conditions set out in the Labour Law (UAE Federal Law No.8 of 1980).

With only a few months left to comply with changes under the new law and recent policy developments, we highlight the main action points and changes.

If an employee in the UAE resigns after several years with a company and starts his own business in the same field, the clients he dealt with while employed may follow him to the new business, and the company’s revenue from those clients may fall as a result.