Uae Labour and Employment Law

Introduction
UAE Labor Law. Be Up-To-Date With The UAE Labour Law That Impacts Your Business.
Understand the fundamentals of labor law in the UAE and avoid non-compliance.
This course will provide a recap of the UAE labor law for attendees to gain a better
understanding of current practices in the region. It will also offer an update on the
regulatory trends and an insight into how to address issues that often arise in the
employment context in the new economic landscape.
Upon completion of the programme, you will be able to understand the impact of
employment law at the start of the employment relationship, recognize the primary
rights that the employee has during the employment relationship, identify the issues to
address at the termination of the employment relationship.
This course is suitable for everyone in HR or the business looking to gain a better
understanding of the laws governing employment in the United Arab Emirates.
On This Course, You Will:
o Understand fundamental principles of the labor laws of the UAE and the
regulatory and enforcement trends at the Ministry of Labour
o Manage the legal requirements organizations must fulfill salaries, end of
service gratuity, and other benefits
o Comprehend employment disputes and the dispute resolution process
from the Ministry of Labour through the local courts
o Adhere to the labor law when recruiting, and learn how to handle
downsizing and redundancies
o Identify the individual considerations involving terminations/ dismissals of
senior professionals, including severance pay and protecting confidential
company data
YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO
The 5 days interactive course will walk you through the legal landscape of employing
people in the United Arab Emirates from recruitment to termination. It will prepare HR
practitioners to successfully handle everyday labour law issues which arise across the
Emirates. Participants will also get to hear about CIPD’s latest thinking in ethical HR and
going beyond legal compliance. This is a very interactive workshop with some real-life
case studies, mock trials and a live labour-law clinic with employment lawyers to
answer all of your legal questions.
Outlines:
Modules:
Module 1: Introduction To Ethical HR Practice
 Introduction to the UAE legal system

 Overview and review of critical statutory enactments and the sponsorship system of the UAE
labor law
 Who is covered by the labor law? Who is not included?
 Free zones vs. mainland
 DIFC and ADGM
 UAE Nationals
 Holding employee passports
Module 2: Recruitment And Employment Contracts
 Immigration and sponsorship

 Visas for working in the UAE
 Offer letters and employment contracts
 Fixed vs. unlimited agreements
 Background checks and Recruitment Issues
 Emiratisation and employing nationals
 Employment contracts
– International contracts
– Local contracts
 Fixed term vs. unfixed term contracts
 Temporary workers
 Verifying status and credentials; background checks
 Revocation of offers or deals
 The interplay between employment status and visa status for recruits
 Working on a visit visa
 Visa transfe
Module 3: Operating The UAE As A Regional Hub
 Dual residency and dual employment

 Payroll issues
 Secondments
 Unique issues for foreign countries: the interplay between local law and home-country law
 Discrimination
 Data protection
 Special points for cross-border employees
– Can an individual hold a residence visa from more than one GCC state?
– Whose labor law applies?
 Emiratisation and the recruitment of host country national employees
Module 4: Employee Benefits
 Salary and allowances

 Tax and VAT
 End of service gratuity
 Pension/ social security
 Working hours, overtime and the 5-day work week
 Leave entitlements
 Holiday leave and air tickets
 Sick leave
 Maternity leave
 Emergency leave and other types leave
 Handling employee benefits issues during a merger/acquisition
 Identifying another benefit restructuring
Module 5: Health And Safety Obligations
 Private Medical Insurance

 Accidents and workman’s compensation
 Accidental death
 Reporting processes
 Medical facilities
Module 6: Termination And Employee Resignation
 Termination process and permitted reasons for termination

 Termination “for cause” and the disciplinary process
 Poor performance and misconduct
 Restructuring and redundancy
 Recovering costs from employees
 Arbitrary termination – what constitutes arbitrary dismissal?
 Termination after sick leave or maternity leave
 Terminating UAE national employees
 Notice periods and garden leave
 Employee entitlements upon termination
 The six-month ban and the one-year ban
 Special issues regarding the termination of UAE national employees
 Notice periods and garden leave
 Employee entitlements upon termination
Module 7: Employment Disputes
 Initiated by the employer

 Initiated by the employee
 The Ministry of Labour process
 Labour and employment disputes in the local courts
 Protecting employer data and confidential information
 Non-compete, confidentiality, non-solicitation clauses
 Mock labor tribunal and clinic
 The interplay between employment status and visa status for terminated employees
Module 8: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
 Introduction
 Objectives
 Definitions
 Defining the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct for Civil Service
 Scope of Implementation of this Document
 Core Values for the Professional Code of Conduct and Ethics for Civil Service
 Rules of Professional Conduct and Ethics of Civil Service
 Public Servant Obligations
 Government Obligations Towards Employees
 General Principles

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Introduction

On This Course, You Will:

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO

Module 1: Introduction To Ethical HR Practice

 Introduction to the UAE legal system

Module 2: Recruitment And Employment Contracts

 Immigration and sponsorship

Module 3: Operating The UAE As A Regional Hub

 Dual residency and dual employment

Module 4: Employee Benefits

 Salary and allowances

Module 5: Health And Safety Obligations

 Private Medical Insurance

Module 6: Termination And Employee Resignation

 Termination process and permitted reasons for termination

Module 7: Employment Disputes

 Initiated by the employer

Module 8: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

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