Employment Contracts

1. As the worker arrives to the U.A.E., he/she should have an employment contract with the establishment hiring him/her. The contract should be written in Arabic & may be written in English.
2. The employment contract should be made in three copies, one to be kept with the worker, another with the employer & the third with the competent labour department (make sure you have your copy from the contract, and you should keep it throughout the contract term).
3. The employment contract should state the date of commence, type, place, term, the duration & the salary.
4. The competent Labour Department should review & certify the employment contract.

1. The Employer should obtain a labour card for the recruited worker within 60 days of the latter’s arrival to the U.A.E. Should the employer fail to do so, he/she would be liable for the payment of the fines due thereon. In this case, the worker would have carried out his/her work in breach of the law & the regulations of the employment of foreign labour. In such circumstances, we advice the workers to notify the competent labour department to take the necessary action against the employer.
2. The worker should be medically fit to perform the work he/she was hired for & should not be suffering from any disease. This should be proved by a medical certificate for each worker, issued by a competent medical concern in the U.A.E. as per the relevant instructions.
3. The card is valid for three years renewable for a similar period, with the consent of the employer & the worker. In this case, it should be renewed within 60 days from the date of expiry. The card may not be renewed after the lapse of this period unless the employer submits an acceptable justification to the Ministry. In this case, the Ministry will collect the fees prescribed as fines for the delay to renew the card. The worker may not continue to work after the expiry of his/her labour card. As the worker is the one who would suffer the prejudice arising from the non-renewals of the labour card, he/she should claim the employer to renew it, as long as the labour relationship is still going on. If the employer did not respond, we advise the worker to notify the competent labour department to take the necessary procedure against the employer.
4. The employer undertakes to pay the fees due on the employment contract & the labour card as well as the fines due on the failure to obtain or renew the labour card within the defined delays.
5. All workers should carry their labour cards when they move around in the U.A.E.

Creation date : 27/05/2007 @ 14:38
Last update : 27/05/2007 @ 14:38
Category : Expat Instructions
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