U.A.E Visa Rules,Dubai visa Rules,U.A.E Labor Law: No Need to Reimburse Visa Expense to Employer in U...

U.A.E Visa Rules,Dubai visa Rules,U.A.E Labor Law: No Need to Reimburse Visa Expense to Employer in U...:

As per U.A.E Labour Law, an
employee seeks to terminate his employment contract, the employer shall not be
legally entitled to receive from the employee, any amount of money against the
cost of visa incurred by the employer.

It may also be noted that
there are no laws which prescribe that an employee should reimburse the
employer towards the visa expenses. Rather it shall be deemed to be in
contravention of Article 60 of the Federal Law No 8 of 1980 Re: Regulation of
Labour Relations which states:

"No amount of money may
be deducted from a worker's wage in respect of private claims, except in the
following cases:

1) Repayment of loans or money
advances paid to the worker in excess of his entitlements, provided that the
amount deducted in this case shall not exceed 10 per cent of his wage.

2) Contributions that the
workers are required by law to make from their wages, towards social security
and insurance schemes.

3) The worker's contributions
to a provident fund or repayment of loans due thereto.

4) Contributions towards any
welfare scheme or in respect of any other privileges or services provided by
the employer and approved by the labour department.

5) Fines imposed upon the
worker for any offence he commits.

6) Any debt exacted in
execution of a court ruling, provided, however, that the deduction made in
execution thereof should not exceed one-quarter of the wage due to the worker.
Where there are several debts or creditors, the maximum deduction shall be half
the worker's wage, which shall be divided pro rata among the creditors, after
payment of any legal alimony to the extent of one quarter of the worker's
wage."

U.A.E Visa Rules,Dubai visa Rules,U.A.E Labor Law: Workforce Training Institute to train expats U.A.E...

 Workforce Training Institute to train expats U.A.E...:

The institute designed to
educate expat employees, the country’s laws and informing them of their rights
and duties was launched recently by a team comprising of four government
departments. The Workforce Training Institute is currently in its preliminary
stage of training Dubai’s blue collar workers, but by 2018, it is set to train
expat employees across all sectors in the emirate.

The Workforce Training
Institute was set up the ‘Orange Team,’ a group set up under the ‘City Makers’
initiative launched by Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown
Prince of Dubai, in December 2014. The initiative aims to bring together teams
from across different government authorities to collaborate to develop
innovative, integrated solutions for government. The Orange Team is a joint
effort of four government departments, including Dubai Courts, Dubai Police,
Permanent Committee for Labour Affairs (PCLA) and the Ministry of Human Resources
and Emiratisation. Its primary mission is to follow-up on all the affairs of
the expatriate workforce in the emirate.

Major General Obaid Muhair Bin
Surour, Chairman of the Permanent Committee for Labour Affairs said, during a
meeting with The Orange Team at the General Directorate of Residency and
Foreigners Affairs Headquarters, that The Workforce Training Institute is one
of the team’s most important initiatives. “Our aim was to create an institute
to train all employees in the emirate of their rights and duties, while
educating them of the country’s laws,” he said, adding that the initiative has
been divided into three phases.

“Phase 1, which has already
begun, is a preliminary stage to train workers in Dubai. The second phase,
which is set to start in 2017, targets workers in the building and construction
sector. The third phase, which will be compulsory, will be launched in 2018 and
includes training of all employees in the emirate,” Bin Suroor, who is also the
deputy director of the GDRFA, said. Read More

U.A.E Visa Rules,Dubai visa Rules,U.A.E Labor Law: U.A.E Workers Welfare Report 2015 Published

U.A.E Visa Rules,Dubai visa Rules,U.A.E Labor Law: U.A.E Workers Welfare Report 2015 Published:

  The Ministry of Human Resources and
Emiratisation has published the first annual report entitled 'Workers Welfare
Report 2015,' highlighting the labour rights in the UAE.

The 2015 report focuses on
measures to ensure that all workers that come to the UAE "are recruited
and employed equitably, safe in their place of work, and free to advance
professionally and personally."

The publication of this report
is part of a drive to increase transparency about labour issues, improve data
reporting and ensure that discussion about the transnational labour mobility
and economic development is frank and fair.

In a forward to the 2015
Report, Saqr Ghobash, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, remarked
that "The UAE’s workforce is our greatest asset: the driver for growth
that enables economic diversification and secures the future for tomorrow’s
generation."

Ensure Workforce Protected

"The Ministry of Human
Resources and Emiratisation is committed to ensuring our workforce is protected
and its dynamism is harnessed for the good of all. Therefore the ministry has
launched a series of initiatives and resolutions to promote workers' welfare in
the country, most notably, Standardising labour contracts in order to promote
clarity and transparency for workers and employers," he added.

He further elaborated that the
ministry launched new laws that "Enable workers to move freely between
employers, as well as evaluating and reviewing every aspect of working in the
Emirates from recruitment to housing and making significant reforms designed to
ensure all workers are treated respectfully at all times, and able to report
instances of maltreatment easily."

Legal Professionals to help Labour Disputes

The minister said that MOHRE
has appointed 63 legal professionals to help resolve labour disputes, and
trained 100 members of staff to facilitate the process of dispute resolution.
The ministry has also implemented a new, dynamic smart inspection system to
enable the inspectors focus their efforts on higher risk business
establishments.