UAE Worker Rights Guide
Practical, step-by-step guides for every employment situation in the UAE. Know your rights under Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 and the updated 2022 labour regulations.
How to File a Labour Complaint in UAE
Step-by-step process for filing a labour complaint through MoHRE app, hotline, or in person.
Read guideUAE Wage Protection System (WPS)
What WPS is, how to check your salary status, and what to do if your employer is non-compliant.
Read guideMoHRE Complaint: Report Your Employer
How to file a complaint online with the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation.
Read guideUAE Labour Ban Check
How to check if you have a labour ban, the types of bans, and how to get them lifted.
Read guideAbsconding Case UAE
What to do if your employer reports you as absconding, your rights, and how to contest.
Read guideIllegal Termination UAE
What constitutes illegal termination under UAE law and how to claim compensation.
Read guideArbitrary Dismissal UAE
Article 47 compensation rights — up to 3 months salary for arbitrary dismissal.
Read guideWrongful Termination UAE
How to build your case, gather evidence, and get compensation for wrongful termination.
Read guideUAE Final Settlement
Everything your employer must pay within 14 days — gratuity, leave, notice, pending salary.
Read guideUAE Overtime Calculation
How to calculate overtime pay — 125% normal hours, 150% night shifts, exempt categories.
Read guideUAE Annual Leave Law
Your complete entitlement — 30 days after one year, carry forward rules, encashment.
Read guideUAE Sick Leave Law
15 days full pay, 30 days half pay, 45 days unpaid — documentation and process.
Read guideUAE Maternity Leave 2026
60 days maternity leave — 45 full pay, 15 half pay, plus additional unpaid leave.
Read guideUAE Paternity Leave
5 working days paid paternity leave within 6 months of the child's birth.
Read guideUAE Sponsor Change
How to transfer your visa after the 2022 reforms — no NOC required in many cases.
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