Check the page Searching for a job. It provides useful tips and links on how to land a job in the UAE.
Read the page about employment laws and regulations. You will find all laws about protecting workers' rights, and related decisions regarding job contracts and changing jobs.
Employers have the right to decide a staff’s annual leave and also to ask employees to postpone a leave which is already approved and arranged. This is supposed to be done by agreement and compromise and on condition that the employee will not suffer any financial losses from this postponement, such as travel tickets and others.
Sign up on these job portals to receive updates and alerts on jobs:
- Federal Government job portal - Federal Authority for Government Human Resources
- Abu Dhabi Government job portal
- Dubai Careers - Dubai Government job portal
- Sharjah jobs portal - Government of Sharjah - Human Resources Department
- Ajman jobs portal - Kawader - Government of Ajman - Human Resources Department
- Ras Al khaimah jobs portal - Government of Ras Al Khaimah - Human Resources Department.
The UAE's laws and legislations ensure the protection of labour rights. There are several digital services for workers to easily register a complaint against the employer. Find out more on the page about Protection of workers’ rights.
Yes, the UAE Government conducts consultations. You can view planned, current and closed consultation on Sharik.ae, the digital participation portal.
Learn about the different training and development programmes and initiatives undertaken by the UAE government to empower and upskill employees.
No, you cannot work while on a visit or tourist visa. Working without first obtaining the proper visa status is illegal and can lead to penalties and legal liability. The penalties apply to both the employer and the employee. Read the page 'Preparing to work' for more details.
You can find government expenditure on employment on the page about human resources budget.
You can find digital services relating to jobs and employment on the Services page.
Yes, fee zone employees can approach the Labour office for complaints. The Labour office will transfer the complaint to the Labour court for review and final adjudication.
An employer cannot reject an employee’s resignation, provided the employee gives due notice and obtains the employer’s signature on his/her resignation letter, or sends the resignation letter through acknowledged communication methods such as: fax, email or postal mail etc.
The employer may not prevent the worker from benefiting from his annual leave accrued for more than two years, unless the worker wishes to carry it forward or receive a cash compensation for it, in accordance with the regulations in force at the establishment.
An employee is paid his basic wage plus any other allowances which he receives in the normal working month.
Before taking his annual leave, the employee shall be paid his full wage, plus the wage of his leave days.
Employees are entitled for paid leave on the public holidays. See the list of public holidays in the UAE.
