Question: Can you please explain this model of work called a 'part-time' contract under UAE employment laws? How does it work in terms of working hours, leaves, gratuity, etc?
Answer: Pursuant to your query, the provisions of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 on the Regulation of Employment Relations and the provisions of Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022 on the Implementation of Federal Decree Law No. 33 of 2021 are applicable.
In the UAE, an employer can hire an employee on a part-time contract in accordance with Article 7 (1) (b) of the Employment Law and Article 6(1)(f) of the Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022.
A part-time contract worker’s working hours or working days are less than his full-time counterparts. The employee may work for more than one employer after obtaining a permit to do so from the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation.
The Employment Law and the Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022 are silent on the minimum number of working hours for employees who are employed under part-time employment contracts. However, the aforesaid provision of the law states that under part-time employment contracts employees work for lesser hours or lesser days than the employees on full-time employment contracts. Therefore, an employer may mention the number of hours of employment for a part-time employee in his or her part-time employment contract as...
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