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A female employee in the UAE is entitled for maternity leave pay if she completes one year of service with an employer. I have been working for an IT company for the last year and nine months. Currently, I am eight months pregnant and due for delivery next month. When I informed the company about the pregnancy, they told me they would not pay for maternity leave, and when asked via e-mail, they sent me ...
Visitors to the Gulf Information & Security Expo and Conference get acquainted with Dubai’s Robocop. The country's first Robocop, versions of which will eventually be used to chase down suspects and nab parking fee dodgers, joined Dubai Police on Sunday.After interacting with visitors at the Gulf Information and Security Expo and Conference, Robocop's first job posting will be malls and tourist attr ...
The UAE dirham is celebrating its 44th birthday this Friday. What will a dirham buy you, many people wonder. Well, a lot. We list out 44 things you can buy for a dirham, which dates back to 1973.500ml bottle of water: In a warm, desert climate such as the one we have, it's almost a no-brainer to keep hydrated to avoid falling sick. Luckily, local groceries offer various brands of bottled water fo ...
At the end of April, Dubai added yet another acquisition to its steadily growing list of attributes. No longer just a city, an emirate, a tourist destination or even home to the world’s tallest building, the city now also has its own official typeface, the Dubai font.The product of a two-year partnership between the Dubai Executive Council, the computer giant Microsoft and Monotype, the owner of some of th ...
My employer is trying to force me to work overtime but I am not willing to work additional hours. Do I have to? Do I have any rights and what can I do? The hours that an employee may work are set out in UAE Labour Law. Article 65 states: "the maximum number of ordinary working hours for adult workers shall be eight hours per day, or 48 hours per week. The number of hours may be increased to nine hours ...
The electronic system has been reprogrammed and no longer accepts predated sick-leaves. Work staff will no longer be able to present predated sick leave certificates to employers. The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) announced on Saturday that predated sick leave for three consecutive days or more will no longer be issued.This means sick leaves can only be given on the same day the patient visits the medic ...
The waiver of co-pay on private treatment for Thiqa insurance cardholders will have benefits for both Emiratis and the emirate’s healthcare system. As The National reported, the decision was announced by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, during a tour of Burjeel Hospital on Wednesday. Emirati patients will now have the opportunity ...
The visa will be valid for 14 days, extendable for a similar period one time only Dubai:Indian passport holders with a valid American visa or a Green Card will be eligible to get UAE visa on arrival at all ports starting May 1, officials said on Tuesday.The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MOFAIC) this week circulated a letter to authorities to grant the UAE visa to Indians wi ...
Employers enrolled in Emirates NBD's 'Careers Network' programme and hopeful candidates with disabilities came together at an event. Not only does employment help the individual,it helps improve business results too. 'Inclusion' may have become a buzzword in Dubai since the launch of the 'My Community' initiative by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, in 2013, but sust ...
Employment numbers are only set to grow, as more risk-takers launch innovative ideas more and more residents in the UAE, mainly expatriates, are launching their own businesses, and they are generating new opportunities for jobseekers.These new and young companies, many of whom have likely been inspired by innovations born out of the garages of Silicon Valley, have vacancies up for grabs, with positions ava ...