Employment Contract - dda
Employment Contract
According to the UAE Labor Law, a worker can be hired on a fixed-term employment contract. The term may be extended or renewed for a similar or shorter duration. If both parties continue to implement the contract after the expiry of its original term or the completion of the agreed work without an express agreement, the original contract is considered implicitly extended as per the same conditions.
Types of Contracts
The type of contract depends on the pattern of work, which include full-time, part-time, temporary, flexible, remote, and job-sharing arrangements.
The Labor law admits the following models of work arrangements as follows:
Full time – under this system, an employee works for one employer only on a full-time basis.
Part time – under such contract, an employee works for one or more employers for a specific number of hours or days.
Temporary work – under this system, an employee works on a specific assignment and the contract ends upon its completion.
Flexible working – under this system, working hours or days may change depending on the business needs of the employer.
Remote work - under this system, all or part of the work is performed outside the workplace.
Job sharing - under such contract, the tasks and duties are divided amongst workers as agreed upon, in advance. The rules of a part-time work model apply on the job-sharing contracts.
Probation period
The probation period of the employee must not exceed six months, or be extended for another term. When the employee completes the probation period and continues in service, the probation will be calculated as part of his service.
If the employer wants to terminate the employee for any reason during the probation period, the employer has to give 14 days’ prior written notice.
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