In brief During 2023 we saw various changes to the UAE employment and labour law landscape continue apace, supporting the government’s objective of attracting and retaining business and talent in the country. These include the new alternative end-of-service benefits scheme, unemployment insurance scheme, changes to Emiratisation and more. In this article we set out a brief summary of the key developments that have taken place in 2023 and take a look ahead to 2024. In…
End of Service Gratuity, Proposed Changes to DIFC Employment Law, Unemployment Insurance and More In brief There have been a raft of developments to the UAE’s employment regime over the last few months as the UAE government ramps up initiatives to attract and retain talent in the country. We have set out below a summary of the legal and commercial updates and key considerations for employers to comply with the changes and minimize potential business…
On 3 September 2023, Ministerial Resolution No. 3568, dated 07/01/1445H (corresponding to 25 July 2023), which was issued by the Minister of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) regarding the disclosure of training data, has come into effect. The Resolution provides that entities that employ 50 or more employees must annually declare training data on their Qiwa portal in accordance with the Resolution’s accompanying Procedural Guide. The Guide states that an entity…
In brief With the pace of change in the UAE continuing to accelerate, the UAE authorities announced in July 2023, via Twitter, an expansion to the categories of companies that are subject to the Emiratisation quota requirements. This latest development further evidences the country’s commitment to increasing the numbers of UAE national employees employed in the private sector. The law supporting the announcement is not yet officially available so this article sets out what we…
In brief The subscription deadline for the UAE’s mandatory unemployment insurance scheme has been extended by three months from 30 June 2023 to 30 September 2023. All employees in the UAE (with a few exceptions) must register in the unemployment insurance scheme before 30 September 2023[1]. You can view a summary of the scheme in our previous client alert. What’s next? All employees in the UAE must enroll to the unemployment insurance scheme as follows: If…