UAE Labour and Employment Law
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:
• Understand fundamental principles of the labor laws of the UAE and the regulatory and enforcement trends at the Ministry of Labour
• Manage the legal requirements organizations must fulfill salaries, end of service gratuity, and other benefits
• Comprehend employment disputes and the dispute resolution process from the Ministry of Labour through the local courts
• Adhere to the labor law when recruiting, and learn how to handle downsizing and redundancies
• Identify the individual considerations involving terminations/ dismissals of senior professionals, including severance pay and protecting confidential company data
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- COURSE TYPE Practitioner
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- DURATION 2 days
- COURSE ACCREDITED BY KHDA
YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO
The 2-day-day 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.
IMPORTANT COURSE INFORMATION
Certificate
Participants who fully attend this course and complete the test on the last day will receive a Strategic Axis Professional Certificate (SAPC). SAPC certificates are regionally recognized and can be quite valuable when applying for more senior roles within the organization or outside.
Additionally, all participants will receive certificates from KHDA – Knowledge and Human Development Authority.
COURSE OUTLINE
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 transfer
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
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Live, Online
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Private Team Training
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Indiviual Private Session
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