Question: I saw a recent question that you answered about annual leave being carried forward for an employee but I have a similar question for part-time staff. I work three days a week and I would like to know if the same rules apply to me.
I started this job last summer and my boss says I get enough holidays as I don’t work for five or six days a week, but that doesn’t allow for a real holiday or going home to visit my family. Does the law about annual leave not apply to part-time employees in the same way? SB, Dubai
SB works for a private mainland employer and is subject to the provisions of UAE labour law. No employer should claim that the law doesn’t apply to part-time employees and they must also have a proper contract of employment, a visa if required, and a work permit.
This is from the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation website: “If you are a part-time worker, then you are entitled to annual leave according to your actual working hours with the employer, and its duration is determined based on the total working hours converted to working days, divided by the number of working days per year, multiplied by the legally prescribed leaves, at a minimum of five working days per year for annual leave.”
This is also covered in the UAE labour law, as Federal Decree Law 33 of 2021, Article 29, clause 2 states: “The part-time worker shall be entitled to annual leave according to the actual working hours the worker spends working for the employer and its period...
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