Working in the Gulf

Dubai - The best city for Jobs and Career Growth

Dubai’s job market is popular for offering exciting career opportunities making it one of the most sought-after job destinations among the global job seekers. This is not just, bec...

43,890 Views07 Apr 2023

List of Top 10 Civil Engineering & Construction Companies in the UAE

The UAE construction industry is one of the most promising sectors and a number of surveys and researches by prominent institutions have verified this fact. As per a report by Turn...

10 min read245,892 Views4 Likes07 Apr 2023

The UAE National Service Law - a Time to Serve

- Written by Ivor McGettigan, Partner at Al Tamimi & Co.The much anticipated national service law was published in mid-2014. This article looks at the fundamental provisions of...

3 min read1,598 Views07 Apr 2023

End of Service Gratuity: Is it the Beginning of the End?

- Written by Ivor McGettigan, Partner at Al Tamimi & Co.End of service gratuity (“ESG”) is a topic that is currently stirring much debate. In particular, it was reported that t...

2,169 Views07 Apr 2023

Abu Dhabi Global Market - The New Employment Horizon

- Written by Ivor McGettigan, Partner at Al Tamimi & Co.Abu Dhabi Global Market (“ADGM”), the UAE’s latest financial free zone, came to life in 2015 and its employment regulati...

3,257 Views07 Apr 2023

UAE Labour Market Reform: A New Platform for 2016

- Written by Ivor McGettigan, Partner at Al Tamimi & Co.The Minister of Labour introduced some important changes to the UAE labour regulations by means of three decrees issued ...

3 min read3,702 Views07 Apr 2023

Sweeping changes to employment relations in the Kingdom: An overview of the amendments to the KSA Labour Law

- Written by Zahir Qayum, Associate at Al Tamimi & Co.The Resolution approving the amendments to the Labour Law first announced by the Ministry of Labour (“MOL”) on 5th April 2...

3,750 Views07 Apr 2023

The New Anti-Discrimination Law: Will it impact the workplace?

- Written by Anna Marshall, Associate at Al Tamimi & Co.Overview of the New LegislationFollowing the issuance on 15 July 2015 of Law No. 2 of 2015 against Discrimination and Ha...

2,142 Views07 Apr 2023

Disciplinary Action and Arbitrary Dismissal in the UAE

- Written by Mandeep Kalsi, Senior Associate at Al Tamimi & Co.The starting point in the UAE, as with other countries, is that where an employer wishes to dismiss an individual...

4,471 Views07 Apr 2023