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          Workers' rights

          Labour laws, policies and wage protection for employees in the UAE

          Strike action by railway staff closed Euston Station in London. AFP

          Strikes paralyse British rail network in biggest disruption for decades

          UKOctober 01, 2022
          Trains on the platform at Waterloo Station in London on the first day of the national rail strike campaign last month. More strike dates have been announced. Reuters

          Rail union announces two more strikes in August

          UKJuly 14, 2022
          Morning commuters arrive in the City of London on May 16. Some will soon be working four-day weeks. Bloomberg

          Seventy UK companies begin trial of four-day week

          BusinessJune 05, 2022
          Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, has issued a law to reorganise employment conditions in the emirate. Photo: Wam

          Sharjah Ruler sets out plan for workers' rights

          UAEMay 24, 2022
          The new unemployment support programme provides financial security to citizens and residents. Getty Images

          UAE's new unemployment insurance scheme will give employees vital protection, experts say

          GovernmentMay 13, 2022
          Working hours during Ramadan will be reduced by two hours. Pawan Singh / The National

          Ramadan 2022: 'Do all employees work reduced hours?'

          MoneyApril 03, 2022
          Workers in Belgium are allowed to ask their employers for a four-day working week under new labour laws. Photo: Getty Images

          Belgian workers first in EU to be able to ask for four-day week

          EuropeFebruary 16, 2022
          Dr Abdulrahman Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, said the new law provided flexibility for employees and employers. Reuters

          New UAE labour laws give employees six new work models to suit flexible job market

          UAEFebruary 02, 2022
          UAE authorities launch optional system to pay domestic helpers' salaries . Amy Leang / The National

          Families with domestic workers urged to use new payment system

          UAEJanuary 27, 2022
          Tourists watch the water fountain display near the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai. Regulations guaranteeing rights for workers were approved by the UAE Cabinet as well as the flexibility to use other kinds of working models. Christopher Pike / Bloomberg

          New UAE regulations will support non-oil economy and boost FDI, analysts say

          BusinessJanuary 16, 2022
          Vishal Garg recently apologised to employees for firing them on a Zoom call. Photo: better.com

          Better.com CEO who fired 900 workers on Zoom call to take time off, company says

          EconomyDecember 11, 2021
          People on a street in Abu Dhabi. The UAE's new labour laws govern employment relations in the private sector. Silvia Razgova / The National

          UAE adjusts labour laws to provide flexibility in post-pandemic workplaces

          UAENovember 16, 2021
          Job-sharing, flexitime, compressed hours and phased retirement as well as working from home will also be considered, ministers said. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          UK government launches consultation on new right to ask for flexible working

          UKSeptember 22, 2021
          Firefighters damp down the shell of Hashem Food and Beverage factory in Rupganj, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters

          Bangladesh factory fire: child labourers 'locked in'

          AsiaJuly 10, 2021
          British Mums staff pictured working together at Caya in Town Square, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          Employees in UAE divided over long-term home working and return to office

          UAEApril 13, 2021
          Saadah Alyalyali, an IT superintendent at Acciona in Fujairah, has worked for nearly a decade. She says women need more part-time job opportunities to continue working after marriage. Pawan Singh / The National

          UAE jobs: Emirati women ask for flexibility and part-time roles

          GovernmentMarch 15, 2021
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