Six Month Labor Ban Maybe Scrapped
Now, this is going to be something to soothe recession related tension expats are facing these days. As Arabian Business reports, the six-month labor ban in Dubai may be revised or scrapped altogether. The move comes in the wake of thousands of expatriates losing their jobs in Dubai due to tough economic conditions.
Currently, employees working outside the free zones and who resign or lose their jobs are automatically slapped a six month ban, preventing them from moving from one company to another. Unless the previous sponsor approves of it with a “no-objection certificate.”
Categories: Business in Dubai, Living in Dubai Tags: Job cut
Emirati Job Seekers Welcome Ban To Sack Locals
Emirati job seekers, apparently low in skills and confidence to compete against the expatriate professionals, have welcome the recent law by Ministry of Labour that has banned private employers from sacking their Emirati employees.
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Private Employers Cannot Sack Emiratis, Law Passed
The Ministry of Laboure has passed a regulation, virtually banning the termination of UAE nationals from private sector.
The sacking of Emiratis will be unlawful if:
- the worker has not violated the labour law.
- expatriates are doing the same job that the sacked Emirati used to do.
The company will have to notify the ministry 30 days in advance in case of terminating an Emirati.
After the notification, the ministry will enter into a discussion with the employer and employees and try to investigate the reasons behind the termination, and based on that the ministry will inform the company of the requirements within 15 days of the notification.
Categories: Business in Dubai, Living in Dubai Tags: Job cut
Law to ban private sector companies from sacking Emiratis
It has now been confirmed that what was quoted by Dubai Police Chief was not a mis-interpretation, as suggested by some media articles, but something that has been considered to be implemented as a Law in Dubai.
National Human Resource Development and Employment Authority (Tanmia) has submitted a draft proposal to the Ministry of Labour under which cases pertaining to the termination of Emiratis working in the private sector are to be evaluated.
The proposal suggests that the termination of Emiratis in private sector companies is to be considered arbitrary unless the employee has violated the labour law.
Categories: Business in Dubai, Living in Dubai Tags: Job cut, Recession, Tanmia
Job Cuts in Dubai are for the Expats only
It is an unspoken law, an informal policy, that only expats should be fired from their jobs in Dubai. Strange it may seems, but it is infact, a stark reality.
Recently, Al Futtaim Group fired 20 Emiratis on the ground of restructing the company in light of global recession. According to the official word, all of those made redundant were on probation.
Lt-General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, the Commander-in-Chief of the Dubai police has warned local and international companies against any arbitrary termination of UAE nationals. This has been taken very seriously by Dubai Police (no idea why they had to take it personally) whose chief Lt-General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim issued a warning to local and international companies operating in Dubai, against any termination of locals (Emiratis).
Categories: Business in Dubai, Living in Dubai Tags: Al Futtaim Group, Job cut, Recession
In one month 3,000 Filipinos in UAE lost their jobs
About 3,000 Filipinos out of the 300,000 in the UAE lost their jobs in one month because of the global financial crisis. The real estate, architecture, design engineering and marketing sectors were the hardest hit.
This compares well against 6,050 new job contracts approved for the same period of November.
Currently, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait top the countries seeking Filipino workers.
–3,000 Filipino workers laid off in November
–6,050 new contracts approved during same period
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