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Conversion of Fixed Term Contract deadline extended for UAE Employers

United Arab Emirates - January 27 2023 Law No. 33/2021 on the Regulation of Employment Relationships (Labour Law) was issued on 15 November 2021 and came into force on 2 February 2022. The…

UAE employment and immigration legal landscape - key takeaways from 2022

United Arab Emirates - January 6 2023 The last 12 months have seen a flurry of activity from a legislative perspective, with a particular focus on employment and immigration. In this…

Rebecca Ford, Sara Khoja

UAE issues mandatory employment insurance schemes

United Arab Emirates - January 4 2023 The UAE has sought to protect employees with the introduction of two different insurance schemes over the course of 2022, the unemployment insurance…

Rebecca Ford, Wayne Jones, Sara Khoja

Qatar announces new retirement pension plan and issues Social Insurance Law

Qatar - September 20 2022 In line with Qatar’s 2030 National Vision seeking to ensure that Qatar becomes an advanced society capable of sustaining its development and…

Emma Higham, Corinne Sobers

Overview of the New UAE Labour Law

United Arab Emirates - September 13 2022 On the 15 November 2021, the UAE Cabinet approved a new Labour Law, Federal Law Number 33 of 2021 (the New Labour Law) which came into force on 2…

Samantha Ellaby, Rebecca Ford, Sara Khoja