Q: Can the employer compensate overtime work with a day off instead of payment?

س: السادة المحامون، يُطلب مني العمل لساعات إضافية بدون أن أحصل على أجر مقابل ذلك، وإذا لم أفعل، فسيتم تخفيض راتبي وإلغاء تأشيرتي. كما يهددوني بعمل بلاغ "هروب" على جواز سفري. ماذا أفعل في هذه الحالة؟

س: هل يحق للشركة مطالبة الموظف بالعمل في عطلة نهاية الأسبوع والعطلات الرسمية؟

Q: We are engineers working for a company doing technical support for customers. They were asking us before to work on weekends on an on-call basis & we were given compensation even if there were calls or no calls. For the last 4 or 5 years, the new manager removed the compensation if there were no calls on weekends despite us restricting our time at home or not going far or instead enjoying the weekends with personal or family matters. The manager will only compensate us if there are service calls that are chargeable & no compensation if non-chargeable like warranty calls. Is this legal?

Q: Dear UAE legal team, My last working day is today. While working for my ex-employer, I have consistently worked overtime, often exceeding the legal limits outlined in UAE Labor Law (Articles 17, 18, and 19). This includes working on weekends and late into the night specifically in April 2024. While I have submitted overtime requests and received payments for these hours, I believe that the excessive workload has negatively impacted my well-being and may have violated labor laws. Should I report this to MOHRE, and will this be beneficial to other employees? Would appreciate your responses/guidance!

Q: Hello, The company has a policy allowing employees to work from home once per week. Now, employees are asking if overtime is applicable for those who work from home as well. Could you please clarify? Thank you!

أقرت دولة الإمارات إصلاحات تشريعية كبيرة أسفرت عن إدخال 40 قانونًا وتعديلًا جديدًا على قانون الشركات والقانون الجنائي وقانون الأحوال الشخصية وغيرها. تهدف هذه التعديلات إلى تطوير الهيكل التشريعي في مختلف القطاعات، وكان أحدثها قانون العمل. نحاول في هذا المقال إلقاء الضوء على التعديلات التي أُدخلت على قانون العمل الجديد وتأثيرها على كلٍ من صاحب العمل والعامل.

مقال في صورة مقابلة يتناول موضوع التوظيف في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة. مقتبس من المدونة الصوتية القانونية للمحامية لودميلا يامالوفا، مؤسسة مشروع لوجيكال مع لايلو. توضح لودميلا للقرَّاء في هذا المقال ما ينبغي عليهم فعله حين لا يدفع لهم أصحاب العمل مستحقاتهم وإلى أين يذهبون عندئذٍ.

The provisions of this Decree-Law, known as "New UAE Labor Law", govern labour relations in the private sector of the United Arab Emirates. The New Labor Law repeals the previous UAE Labor Law (Federal Law No. (8) of 1980).

The provisions of this Law, known as "UAE Labour Law", govern the relationship between employers and employees and other labour matters in the United Arab Emirates. There are special labour related regulations applicable in some of the free zones in the UAE.