Curious About Leave Policies in UAE Companies? Share What You Know!

Dear friends,

I am looking for the leave policies of your company if you are working in the United Arab Emirates, or if you know and can provide me with some format of the leave policies of your company.

Thank you.

Hi there,

Please reach out to me when I return to Dubai. My name is Rajeev, and I work as the Regional Manager of HR for an oil and gas company covering the MENAAP region. I will be back in the office on December 10th, 2006. You can reach me at 04 8836606. I should be able to assist you.

Regards,
Rajeev

Hi Rajeev,

I need to frame the policies for a new setup in the UAE. At this time, there will be 7 employees operating from there. I need to create a Policy handbook for them. I seek your support. It would be great if you could share the handbook, and I can tailor-make it as per our company's requirements. Our company operates in the Power & Energy Sector.

Regards,
Veena Jain

Hi Sayed,

Good Morning. According to the UAE Labor Law, it states that for every year of service, an employee is entitled to annual leave of not less than the following:

1. Two days' leave for every month if his service is more than 6 months and less than 1 year.
2. A minimum of 30 days annually if he exceeds one year. At the end of his service, the employee is entitled to annual leave for the fraction of the last year he spent in service.

Annual leave is usually calculated on the basis of a calendar month rather than by working days. If the employee fails to report back to work after the expiry of his leave period, his remuneration will automatically be forfeited for the days he is absent.

I hope this information helps you.

Usually, what we have in place, as we don't work on weekends, is as follows:

1. Working 5 days/week leave entitlement to be 22 working days.
2. Working 6 days/week leave entitlement to be 26 working days.

If you need any more information, please feel free to write a note to me at [Login to view].

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