Provide clarity to employees and employers with respect to their rights and obligations.
Draft of amended regulations is found in Annex A and editorial backline in Annex B.
Key Amendments
Applies to al licensed employers and individuals employed or engaged by employers, those seeking to be employed or engaged by such employers and their legal advisors.
Amended employee definition to hire them remotely and allow more flexible working.
Clarified ambiguities related to employee entitlements, including part-time employees.
Defined part-time employees and proposed new calculation for part-time entitlements.
Expanded list of employees duties to their employer and certain employers obligations.
Proposed process to determinate an employee for cause due to unauthorised absence.
Clarified requirements re obtaining and cancelling employee’s work permit and visa.
Expanded obligations, responsibilities re discrimination and victimisation in workplace.
Effectiveness
The deadline on providing comments to this proposal is Aug. 26, 2024.
Jan. 2025 Final Regulations
On Jan. 3, 2025, AbuDGM issued Employment regulations 2024, in force Apr. 1, 2025.
Jan. 9, 2025 Update
On Jan. 9, 2025, AbuDGM published a press release re Employment regulations 2024.
Provide greater clarity to employers and employees respecting their rights, obligations.
Resumed the new key changes and amendments in the new employment regulations.
