• No penalty for employer if Staff abandons him, joins other firms;  

• Mission visa workers do not require NOC;  

• No labour-ban on workers sponsored by relatives;  

• Now apply for sponsorship transfer online;  

• Employment visa issuance unaffected by new rule';

• Sponsorship transfer to be granted on unfair denial by employer;  

• Officials confirm KT report: Expats don’t need the NOC, after all;  

• Six-month ban lifted;  

• Sponsorship transfer gets cabinet consent;  

• Firms warned on staff transfer;  

• Expats with 6-month ban can reenter on visit visa;  

• Expat teachers, over 45yrs, to be terminated;

• No attempt to scrap labour ban: ministry;  

• One-year ban for breaking limited contract without notice;  

• Workers' transfer to be made easy;

• Housemaids face mandatory ban;

• Ban period on visa transfers lifted;

• New Visa transfer rules;

• Workers will face six-month ban;

• New measures to enforce job ban;

• Eye screening to stop entry ban violations; 

• Winners of Labour disputes can transfer sponsorship soon; 

• Many jobs exempted from visa transfer ban;   

• No entry ban workers in labour dispute; 

• Re-entry Ban enforced;

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• Jobs contracts signed outside UAE not valid
• Abu Dhabi labour ministry scraps degree verification system

• Short term work permits for 6 months from January 2

• Updates on visit visas

• Worker can change sponsor if firm files false absconding case

• NOC not needed for changing sponsor if contract completed

• Visa Violator to pay hefty new penalties 

• No work visa for visitors 

• Employers liable to pay workers' medical bill; 

• Law to allow work-from-home in force; 

• Secretaries cannot bypass emiratisation rule; 

• New contract to protect domestic helpers; 

• Employer cannot deduct visa fees; 

• Part-time work permits for youngsters; 

• Absconding workers: MoL issues resolution; 

• People employing illegal workers to be imprisoned; 

• Salient features of the contract; 

• Sponsoring your parents;  

• Low salaried in Abu Dhabi can sponsor next of kin for residence;  

• New job contracts to protect maids, drivers;  

• Unskilled workers to be limited to six-years stay;  

• Expat PRO cards to be ‘renewed for one year;

• Certificate rule for Asian labour stands waived;

• Maternity and annual leave can be clubbed;

• Arbitration panel to help settle labour disputes;

• Sponsors must pay medical bill to staff;

• Tough penalties if a company holds passports;  

• Warning against forcing workers to pay for visas;  

• Absconders get 90 days notice;  

• Companies can't hold back wages, rules Ministry;  

• Ministry warns against workers exploitation; 

• Families stopped at airport for lack of documents;  

• Keeping employee's passport punishable;  

• DM’s e-service simplifies medical test procedures; 

• Decrees to ensure employment;  

• Absconding workers face stiff penalties;  

• Illegal workers face 'full force of law';  

• Workers to be exempt from attestation criteria;  

• Pvt sector may be compensated for holidays falling on weekends;

• Expats with special skills will be allowed to work up to age 70;

• Warning against evicting labourers over disputes;   

• Staff unpaid for a month can sue for dismissal;

• Maternity leave for teachers reduced;

• Pregnancy rule sparks protests; 

• Expatriate workers to be fingerprinted during medical test; 

• Illegal workers will not be issued health cards;  

• Ministry warns against starting work before signing labour contract;

• Beware of NOC promises, workers warned; 

• Apply online from July 25, ministry tells Typing centres; 

• New rule soon to curb workers' exploitation; 

• Mandatory sit-out period likely after visa expires; 

• Revisions in gratuity rules to reduce workers' benefits; 

• Strike by labourers is 'violation of law'; 

• Employees can't be forced to work on holidays;  

• Expats to pay for medical services at Dohms clinics; 

• Private firms to furnish bank guarantee for labour card renewal; 

• Visiting Filipinos who land jobs must get labour office clearance

• Workers quitting while on probation face one-year ban

• Medical certificate rule amended; 

• Employees put on odd jobs can approach Labour department; 

• Rules relaxed on labour card extensions; 

• Ministry amends rule on labour complaints;  

• Business visa rules to be revamped; 

• Practise of employers retaining workers' passport is illegal;  

• New contract can't be forced on employees;

• Ownership change of firm will not alter benefits due to staff;

• Employees entitled to reimbursement of residence visa and work permit fees;

• Translated certificates must be checked;

• Expats with lapsed labour cards face fines;

• Employers must give workers original contract;

• Women warned against working in violation of sponsorship rules;

• Labourers must hold school certificates; 

• Employees working on holidays must be compensated; 

• Sponsor responsible for workers' medical services;  

• A 'half day holiday' for private sector;

• Worker cannot be sacked during leave;  

• Investor visa issues will be taken care of; 

• 21 -day gratuity plan to remain; 

• Self-sponsor investor status for expatriates;

• Limited Duration Contracts.

• Firms delaying salaries to be penalised.  

Article 120 of the Labour Law

 in respect of summary dismissal.

Please check whether you have cause for termination.

VISIT VISAS

• Tourist visa opened to all nationalities

• Deposit and insurance mandatory for all types of UAE visas

• Securing a visa to enter country  

• Banned expats from 34 nations can enter Dubai;  

• Salary limits for applicants seeking visit visas raised;

• No need to exit for Visa change; 

• Updates on Visit Visas;

• Your questions on Visit Visas answered. Courtesy of http://www.dubai.ae/.

• Visit visa rules relaxed;

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