Assistant business editors Chris Nelson and Kelsey Warner talk to <em>The National's</em> news editor Rory Reynolds about how the government is enabling husbands, fathers and sons to secure employment without full company sponsorship. The move <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/new-uae-work-permits-will-allow-companies-to-hire-sons-and-husbands-1.891529">set out by the labour ministry</a> will make it easier for them to find employment and take short-term contracts. The change in the UAE’s working regulations will allow companies to hire men without paying for their visas and medical insurance. Instead, they can buy a work permit, often called a labour card, which costs from Dh300. Until now, only women who could be sponsored by their husbands or fathers were eligible for labour cards. <em>In this episode:</em> - Headlines (0 minutes 53 seconds) - The new labour card (6m 50s)