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UK: HSF Global Guide to Whistleblowing
Herbert Smith Freehills has published the first edition of a Global Guide to Whistleblowing, providing a quick reference guide to the law and culture …
UAE: New labour laws to come into force
The UAE Ministry of Labour (the "MoL") has issued three Ministerial Decrees aimed at bringing greater transparency to labour contracts. Offer letters: …
Saudi Arabia: Key changes to labour law
Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers has approved amendments to the Kingdom’s labour laws, but has delayed the implementation of new Saudisation …
Updated HSF multi-jurisdictional guide to employee issues in business transfers
We have recently updated our multi-jurisdictional guide discussing potential employee issues in business transfers (first published in October 2013). The …
Qatar: Wage protection law approved
In February 2015, Qatar approved a law making it mandatory for private companies to remunerate employees directly through authorised banks. The law is …
UAE: Obligation on Dubai employers to provide health insurance
Employers in Dubai must now provide health insurance for all employees. This brings the position in Dubai in line with that of Abu Dhabi. The Health …
United Arab Emirates: Proposed reform to retirement and pension law
The Federal National Council (FNC) has called for widespread reform to retirement and pension laws in an effort to encourage more Emiratis to work in the …
UAE: Mandatory health insurance for UAE employees
The UAE federal government has prepared a draft law which will make it mandatory for all UAE employers to provide health insurance to employees. …
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Employment law developments in the Dubai International Financial Centre
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Authority has introduced the DIFC Employment Law No.3 of 2012 (the Amended DIFC Employment Law), which …
Bahrain introduces a new Labour Law
The Kingdom of Bahrain has introduced a new labour law for the private sector (Law No. 36 of 2012), issued by the King of Bahrain at the end of …
Dubai: principle of constructive dismissal recognised by the Court of Cassation
It has been reported that, in a recent case before the Dubai Court of Cassation, the court has recognised that an arbitrary termination may occur where …
UAE: Labour Law – enforceability of employment contracts
There have been two material recent developments in UAE employment law in relation to the enforceability of employment contracts: More, not less The …
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