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Individual Employment Contract

Is the worker entitled to obtain an employment contract?

Yes … the worker is entitled to obtain the employment contract concluded between the two parties and issued and attested by the ministry of labor signed by the two parties … as the employment contract shall be in writing and each of the worker and employer shall have a copy respectively.. In addition, the approved language in the state is the Arabic language. In addition, in case the worker does not receive the employment contract, he shall resort to the ministry of labour.

If the employment contract has not been issued from the ministry, can I prove my service with employer or not?
Evidence shall be conducted by the legal evidence means … for example: internal contract concluded between the two parties, appointment letter, payment statement or book of attendance and going out of the work... etc., if the worker has one of them.

What is the necessary information that shall be available in the employment contract? Article (36):


The employment contract shall contain the following:
  • Date of signing the contract.
  • Date of starting the work
  • Type of the contract, either it is (a limited or unlimited contract)
  • Place of signing the contract
  • Period of the contract: if it is a limited contract … there shall be a date of the commencement and end of the contract in the unlimited contract only the commencement shall be mentioned therein
  • Amount of the payment: the basic salary, allowances and bonuses shall be specified
  • Occupation
Note: if there are any other conditions agreed upon between the parties of the contract to be added at the date of signing the contract if they are not in contradiction with the labor law

Sources: Mena Business Services; UAE Labor Law http://mol.gov.ae
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