My Dubai-based job contract specifies an annual air ticket allowance for myself and my family. Is there a specific way this is calculated? The amount that's given to me is not enough to cover the airfare of my family members during the upcoming summer vacation. Is there a way I can address this legally?
Response: Pursuant to your queries, it is assumed that you are employed by a private mainland company based in Dubai. Therefore, the provisions of Federal Decree Law No. 33 of 2021 on the Regulation of Employment Relations (the 'Employment Law') are applicable.
It should be noted that the Employment Law, which has been in force since February 2, 2022, is silent pertaining to employer's responsibility to pay the air ticket fare to an employee for travel to their home country for annual leave. However, an employee may be eligible for a one-way air ticket fare as part of the repatriation costs once his or her employment is terminated. This is in accordance with Article 13(12) of the Employment Law, which states: "The Employer shall bear the cost of the employee's repatriation to his point of hire or to any other point that was mutual agreed upon, unless the employee joins another employer, or the employment contract is terminated for reasons due to the employee; in which case the costs shall be borne by the latter."
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