Question 1: What procedure must Waleed follow before Mike and Sally can start employment in
the UAE?
Answer: It depends whether Mike and Sally are UAE nationals and the procedure will be in
accordance to that. In order to make any expatriate employment an application should be sent to
the ministry, this application has to be approved by the ministry. Any new business has to
register or open a file with the ministry before they can employ any staff. Also there is a need of
obtaining approval in order to employ non-UAE nationals, in accordance to this certain
immigration procedures need to be complied to.
There may also be a requirement for certain employees where they would have to submit to the
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8 of 1980 that
Waleed must comply with BEFORE Waleed can employ David and Sarah and if
so what are they?
(ii) Do each of the employment terms stated by Waleed comply with the provisions of
UAE Federal Labor Law No. 8 of 1980? Explain your answer.
Answer: (i) There is an age limit for the employment of juveniles of either sex that says that any
child under the age of 15 cannot be employed and employment of any such kind is prohibited.
This provision clearly eliminated Sarah who is 13 years old from being employed in the
company. Before employing a juvenile a copy of the following documents is required:
(a) A birth certificate or age estimation certificate issued by a specialized physician certified
by the concerned health authorities.
(b) A certificate of physical fitness for the nature of the proposed work, issued by a specialized
physician certified by the concerned authorities.
(c) Written consent from the juvenile’s guardian.
(ii) It is ok for David to work on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday from 2pm-4pm as a filing clerk
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Answer:
(i) If the employee suffers a work related accident the employer or his representative
must report the accident immediately to the police and the Ministry or one of its
branches under whose jurisdiction the place of work falls. The information should
include the employee’s name, profession, address, nationality, a brief description of
the incident and its circumstances, and the medical measures or treatment provided.
(ii) The employer company is liable according to the provisions given by the law. In case
of work accidents the employer should undertake to pay the cost of the employee’s
treatment in a government or private clinic until the employee recovers or his
disability becomes certain. An employee cannot demand to be treated in a specific
clinic or in a clinic outside the UAE. The treatment includes hospital and sanitary fees
and costs of surgical operations, small-rays and laboratories fees in addition to the
cost of medication and rehabilitation equipment and artificial parts for those whose
disability is proven. The employer must also pay the travel expenses needed for the
employee’s