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- Guide · No. 002Read
Employment · 8 min
End of Service Calculator in UAE
If you're leaving a job in the UAE — quit, fired, contract ended, doesn't matter — you want to know one thing: how much gratuity hits your account. An end of service calculator in UAE gives you a rough number in seconds. The real number depends on your contract type, your basic s
8 minEmploymentProvisional - Guide · No. 003Read
Employment · 7 min
Maternity Leave for Husband in UAE
If you're a new dad working in the UAE and someone told you about "maternity leave for husband in UAE," let me straighten that out first. There's no such thing as maternity leave for a husband — what you actually get is paternity leave, and yes, it's a real statutory entitlement
7 minEmploymentProvisional - Guide · No. 004Read
Employment · 7 min
Maternity Leave Rights in the UAE 2024
If you're pregnant and working in the UAE, or planning to be, the rules around maternity leave UAE changed materially in 2022 and most HR handbooks still get the details wrong. This guide walks you through what you're actually entitled to under Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021,
7 minEmploymentProvisional - Guide · No. 005Read
Employment · 7 min
MOHRE Complaint — the UAE guide
If you're sitting on unpaid wages, an unfair termination, or a boss who won't release your end-of-service gratuity, a MOHRE complaint is usually your first move. The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE) runs the mandatory mediation step before any private-sector
7 minEmploymentProvisional - Guide · No. 006Read
Employment · 8 min
How to Get a Labour Card in Dubai
If you're starting a job in the mainland UAE, your employer can't legally put you to work without a labour card in Dubai sorted in your name. It's the document that proves your employment is registered with the federal labour authority. Lose track of it and you'll hit problems wi
8 minEmploymentProvisional - Guide · No. 007Read
Employment · 7 min
When Do You Need a Labor Lawyer in UAE
If you're staring at a termination letter, a withheld end-of-service payment, or a non-compete clause that looks like it was drafted to ruin your next job — yes, you probably need a labor lawyer in the UAE. But not always. Some fights you can handle yourself at MOHRE (the Ministr
7 minEmploymentProvisional - Guide · No. 008Read
Employment · 8 min
UAE gratuity calculation explained
If you're leaving a UAE job — whether you resigned, got terminated, or your contract just ran out — your end-of-service gratuity is probably the biggest cheque you'll see on the way out. And most employees get it wrong. They either undercalculate it, accept whatever HR types into
8 minEmploymentProvisional