Question: Is there a cap on the number of annual leaves UAE employees can take? Can I take a month-long leave if I have enough paid leave? Can my boss ask me to split the leave into two?
Answer: Pursuant to your queries, it is assumed that you are employed by an employer based in the mainland of UAE and you have completed more than one year of service with your employer. Therefore, 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 on the Regulation of Employment Relations are applicable.
In the UAE, an employee is entitled to 30 calendar days of paid annual leave in a year. This is in accordance with Article 29(1) (a) of the Employment Law, which states, “Without prejudice to the rights accruing to the employee prior to the entry into force of this Decree-Law, the employee shall be entitled to a paid annual leave of not less than (30) thirty days a year for each year of service.”
Moreover, the Employment Law and Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022 is silent on an employer dividing the annual leave of 30 calendar days in a year into two or more intervals. But it is up to an employer to decide on the allotment of leave to its employer based on the work requirements of an employer and by agreement with an employee. This is in accordance with Article 29(4) of the Employment Law, which...
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