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Emirati Law Firms are the Law Firms owned, led, managed and run by the Emirati Lawyers. Such Law Firms can be led by one or team of Emirati Lawyers and Emirati Legal Consultants, but it is always owned and led by Emirati Lawyer/Lawyers who are always most senior, most admired, most decorated, most trustworthy and most trusted for the people and companies in UAE. Yes, there can be a large number of Emirati Full Service Law Firms, but not every firm is able to be called as Full-Service Law Firm. Therefore, Emirati Law Firms offer the amicable settlement solutions if possible where the Emirati Lawyer try to resolve the matter.

Therefore along with Labour & Employment Law, Commercial Law, Property Law etc the Family Law is also drafted and implemented by the UAE government where the citizen and the expatriates can avail the benefit of this. The procedures and requirements for Muslims and Non-Muslims can be checked with Family Court or Family Lawyers in UAE. If the people who are not a citizen of UAE do not choose their country or religion law then Sharia Law is implemented upon them or where their law is silent or does not provide comprehensive information then Sharia Law also decides about the decision. As far Child Custody and Guardianship is concerned then UAE Family Sharia Personal status Law’s articles 142, 143, 149 and few others also throw light on the child custody.

Benefits of the employees given by UAE Labour Law or defined by the UAE Labour Law are like Salaries, Weekly Holidays, Annual Leaves, Sick Leaves, Annual paid salary, end of service benefits, residence visa, medical insurance etc. If you think so that the termination has been based on a wrongful decision then you may claim the 3 months salary as compensation, which is a provision provided by UAE Labour Law. UAE Labour Law makes it mandatory, that every employee should be provided with the Medical Insurance by the employer. UAE Government and UAE Labour Law protect the interest of employee therefore they are not allowed to form unions.

Please be informed that every expatriate employee in UAE, whether male or female, need to have an employment visa/residence visa to start employment in UAE. While discussing the Labour Law rules and regulations we would like to throw the light on a few considerable points that few categories are not included the part of UAE Labour Law e.g Domestic Employees like Maid, Driver, etc, security personnel, army guys, national security people, employees hired by the government etc. MOHRE created by Government and the relevant Free Zone dispute sections are built up to resolve the labour issues, lodging the labour complaints, referring to court levels etc Type of Labour & Employment Lawyers can be countable but there are many in numbers e.g. Unpaid Salary, Unpaid End of Service Benefits, Unpaid Final Gratuity, the Labour Bans, the Immigration Bans, Violence at Work Place, Discrimination, Harassment, Pressurizing, not giving breaks or enough amenity to the employee which is his or her right, Unpaid profits etc. Last, but not the least, Article 120 UAE Labour Law or Labour Law UAE is used by the employer to dismiss the employee, in the circumstances in which dismissal is possible by the employer without notice, payment in lieu of notice or without the End of service benefits.