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Recently, we had featured a spotlight on how Tovino Thomas, an Indian actor has received the Golden Visa in the UAE. Several other celebrities and influencers from India and across the globe have become recipients of the honour of the 10-year-termed, renewable visa. However, dissent seems to be mounting, accusing the current status quo on how these visas are granted seems to be discriminatory to some. The rising list of celebrities who have been granted citizenship based only on their celebrity has sparked outrage in some quarters, notably among Emirati women who are unable to pass citizenship down to their children and stateless Bidoon people in the UAE. The disparity between celebrity rights and those granted to women, Bidoon, and expatriate employees has prompted outrage online in recent weeks. According to Sofia Kaltenbrunner, campaign manager at the International Campaign for Freedom in the UAE, the Middle-Eastern Nation’s increased efforts to give golden visas to social media influencers and celebrities are merely part of the country's public relations strategy.
Surrender of one’s personal freedom and freedom of movement are totally unauthorised. Question: I resigned from my company as a cleaner following a pay cut, on October 6, 2020. I signed the document for my employment visa cancellation on November 7, 2020, and was promised by my employer that my passport would be returned to me after the cancellation of my visa. I started following it up with...
In a bid to protect the interests of employees, the Federal Decree has clarified that employers who violate the labour law can be heavily penalized. The employers can face criminal and financial penalties, including a year in jail and a fine of up to ten million AED if they violate the new labour law. A Federal Decree was announced by the UAE authorities regarding fines that should be imposed for...
The UAE never fails to impress with their skill to attract global talent and foreign investments, which has empowered the ones who hold the reins of the middle-eastern nation to transform – almost at a magical pace – the bunch of emirates, with little known cities to cities of the future. Now, at the wake of 50 years of vision and futuristic development, the UAE has not decided to rest....
On Wednesday, October 5, Decree Federal Law No. 9 for 2022 was released to strengthen domestic labour rights. The UAE strengthened its legal obligations to domestic employees in the same week as the amendments to its employment legislation. The decree-law on the regulation of work relationships as well as changes to UAE employment legislation was issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization...
Where compensatory leave is not permitted, a monetary compensation of 150% of the employee's remuneration must be provided. An employee who is required to work on holidays is entitled to compensatory leave for the number of days worked under Article 81 of the Employment Law. He or she is also entitled to monetary compensation equal to 50% of the remuneration. Where compensatory leave is not permitted,...
Employers and employees must know their rights during current global pandemic Plans by UAE building giant Arabtec to enter the company into liquidation will be the first real test of the country’s new bankruptcy laws. It may be the most high profile case of note, to date, but the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic earlier this year has piled huge pressures on businesses. Daniel Xu,...