47.5
42.5
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Decent Work
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80
60
50
40
50
40
60
50
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| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country? | No | 0 | § 1, 60-64 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980) |
| Does the law require regular payment of wages? | Yes | 1 | §55-62 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980); Ministerial Decree on protection of wages (No. 739 of 2016) |
| Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | Yes | 1 | §65-68 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980); Ministerial Resolution (No. 4/1 of 1981) |
| Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | No | 0 | §70-72 & 81 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980) |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | No | 0 | §23 & 27 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980) |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | §65-68 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980); Ministerial Resolution (No. 4/1 of 1981) |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week? | No | 0 | §65-68 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980); Ministerial Resolution (No. 4/1 of 1981) |
| Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours? | Yes | 1 | §70 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980) |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | Yes | 1 | §74 & 81 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980) |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | Yes | 1 | §75-80 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980) |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars? | Yes | 1 | §1, 35, 36 & 39 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980); Ministerial Decree No. 764 of 2015 |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | No | 0 | §1, 35, 36 & 39 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980); Ministerial Decree No. 764 of 2015 |
| Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months? | No | 0 | §37 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980) |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination? | Yes | 1 | §117-121 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980); Ministerial Decree (No. 765 of 2015) |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service? | Yes | 1 | §132-141 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980) |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require parental leave for parents? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers? | Yes | 1 | §74 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980); Federal Decree Law No. 6 of 2020 |
| Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law require paid nursing breaks? | Yes | 1 | §31 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980) |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? | No | 0 | No applicable legal prohibitions could be located |
| Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | No | 0 | §30 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980) |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage? | Yes | 1 | §30 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980) |
| Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system? | No | 0 | §30 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980) |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | Yes | 1 | §30 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980); Federal Decree Law No. 6 of 2019 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer? | Yes | 1 | §91 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980) |
| Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues? | Yes | 1 | §97 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980) |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | No | 0 | §97 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980) |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefit? | No | 0 | §148-151 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980) |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age pension? | Yes | 1 | §1, 16 & 20 Federal Law for Pension and Social Security (No. 7 of 1999) |
| Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension? | Yes | 1 | §24-34 Federal Law for Pension and Social Security (No. 7 of 1999) |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefit? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness? | No | 0 | §82-86 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980) |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefit? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value? | Yes | 1 | §32 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980); Federal Decree Law No. 6 of 2020 |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | Yes | 1 | §120 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980); §248 & 359 of the Penal Code 1987 |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | No | 0 | §9 & 10 of the Labour Law, 1980; Federal Law (No. 2 of 2015) on combatting Discrimination and Hatred |
| Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men? | Yes | 1 | §27 & 28, UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980); Ministerial Resolution (No. 6/1 of 1981); Federal Decree Law No. 6 of 2019 |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers? | No | 0 | §1 of the Federal Law No. 7 of the year 1999 on Pension and Social Security |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit employment of children? | Yes | 1 | §20-25, UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980); Federal Law on Compulsory Education (No. 11 of 1972) |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | No | 0 | §20-25 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980); Federal Law on Compulsory Education (No. 11 of 1972) |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | No | 0 | §23-26 of the Labour Law No. 8 of 1980; Ministerial Resolution No. 5/1 for 1981 |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | §34 of the Constitution of the United Arab Emirates 1971 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | No | 0 | USDOS CRHRP 2021 |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | No | 0 | §158 of the UAE Labour Law (No. 8 of 1980); USDOS CRHRP 2021 |
| Does the law provide for the right to strike? | No | 0 | §231 of the Penal Code 1987; USDOS CRHRP 2021 |
| Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers? | No | 0 | USDOS CRHRP 2021 |
