The new labour law, recently announced by the UAE, has presented the largest set of employment reforms that empower employees in the private sector.
Legal experts said that the Federal Decree Law No. 33 of 2021 on regulating labour relations, effective from February 2, 2022, brings the UAE’s workplace in line with the best international practices in terms of safeguarding employee rights and attracting talents to a flexible and modern work environment.
Here are the top 10 highlights of new labour law:
1. Paternity, maternity, academic leaves
Under the new law, working fathers are to receive a five-day paternity leave to be taken up to six months following the child’s birth concurrently or intermittently.
Mothers have a fully paid 45-day maternity leave, which, under the new law, extends to additional 15 days at half pay. If new mothers are not ready to go back to work once the maternity leave is over, they are entitled to additional unpaid 45 days to care for themselves or their new child in case of illness. However, a medical certificate must be presented as a supporting document.
If a baby is born with disability, the mother can have a further 30-day fully paid leave on top of the basic maternity leave, which can be extended to another 30 days with no pay.
Employees have a five-day mourning leave upon the death of a spouse, and three days upon the death of a parent, child, sibling, grandchild or grandparent.
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