Introduction
Overview and review of key statutory enactments and the sponsorship system of the UAE labour
law Who is covered by the labour law?
Who is not covered?What about free zone companies?
Employment contracts
- International contracts
- Local contracts
Recruitment
- Offer letters and employment contracts – are there any minimum requirements?
- Fixed term vs. unfixed term contracts
- Temporary workers
- Verifying status and credentials; background checks
- Revocation of offers or contracts
- Interplay between employment status and visa status for new recruits
  - Working on a visit visa
  - Visa transfer
Special issues for foreign countries: interplay between local law and home-country law
• Discrimination • Data protection
• Tax • Pension/Social Security
- Special issues for cross-border employees
  - Can an individual hold a residence visa from more than one GCC state?
- Whose labour law applies?
Emiratisation and the recruitment of host country national employees
Handling employee benefit issues during a merger/acquisition
Identifying other benefit restructuring
Employee benefits during the term of employment
- Salary
- Allowances
- Working hours, overtime and the five-day work week
- Official holidays and Ramadan
- Leave time
  - Vacation leave and vacation air tickets
  - Sick leave
  - Emergency leave and other leave
  - Maternity leave
  - UAE Nationals
- Holding employee passports
- Health and safety obligation
- Insurance
- Medical facilities
- Accidents and workman’s compensation
- Accidental death
- Reporting processes

Labour & Employment Law in the UAE Agenda

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