Question: I work in a mainland company in Dubai. I accepted a job offer after going through the requirements thoroughly. The management is now changing my job description to add more tasks. Is this legal?
Answer: Pursuant to your query, as you are employed in the mainland of Dubai, the provisions of Federal Decree Law No. 33 of 2021 on the Regulation of Employment Relations and Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022 on the Implementation of Federal Decree Law No. 33 of 2021 Regarding the Regulation of Employment Relations are applicable.
In the UAE, an employer may not assign another work to an employee which is substantially different from the work agreed upon in an employment contract. However, an employer may call upon an employee to do another work only in cases of emergency or to rectify the work assigned to an employee. This is under articles 12 (1) & (2) of the Employment Law, which states,
“1. An employee may not be assigned with another work which is substantially different from the work agreed upon in the employment contract, unless such an assignment is necessary or aims to avoid an accident or rectify the consequences thereof, provided that the assignment is temporary as specified by the Executive Regulations of this Decree-Law.
“2. An employer may, in cases other than those stated in paragraph (1) above, entrust the employee with a work...
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