In this three-part series examining some of the key changes introduced by Egypt's new Labour Law, we begin with one of its most significant developments: the formal recognition of remote work, flexible working and other modern employment models. A year into the implementation of the new law, these provisions continue to attract significant interest from employers as they adapt their workforce practices to the evolving world of work.
Employers across the Middle East have increasingly embraced remote, hybrid and flexible working arrangements in recent years in response to changing workforce expectations and technological advances. Employment legislation has not always kept pace with these developments.
Egypt's new Labour Law seeks to address this gap by expressly recognising a range of modern working models and incorporating them into the statutory framework governing employment relationships. For employers, this development provides welcome certainty while also creating new compliance considerations when designing and managing the workforce. For the first time, Egypt's Labour Law contains a dedicated framework recognising and regulating modern working arrangements, including remote work, part-time work, flexible work and job-sharing. Articles 96 to 100 of Law No. 14 of 2025 establish this framework and provide employers with greater certainty when implementing flexible workforce models.
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