In our previous alert (which can be accessed here), we provided an overview of some of the key changes that were introduced by the new Federal Labour Law No. 33 of 2021 (New Law), which repeals Federal Labour Law No. 8 of 1980. The New Law came into effect on 2 February 2022.
The Executive Regulations of the New Law have now been issued on 3 February 2022, pursuant to Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022 (Executive Regulations). The Executive Regulations came into effect on 2 February 2022.
As a reminder, the New Law and the Executive Regulations will not apply to employment relations in the Dubai International Financial Centre or the Abu Dhabi Global Market as they have their own labour law regimes.
We set out below an overview of some of the key provisions of the Executive Regulations that employers should consider.
The Executive Regulations provide that employers and employees will be classified pursuant to certain criteria. On the proposal of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of Human Resources and Emiratization (Minister), the Cabinet will issue certain decisions that will categorize employers and employees and the privileges offered to each category in order to promote competition in the local labour market.
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