Abu Dhabi Firm Ordered to Pay Worker Dh28,220 for Overtime and Holiday Duties

An Abu Dhabi Labour Court has ordered a company to pay an employee Dh28,220 in compensation for overtime and work carried out on official holidays.

According to court records, the employee filed a case seeking payment for overtime and weekend holiday work over a five-month period. He argued that he had regularly worked beyond normal hours and was not compensated in accordance with labour laws.

The court appointed an expert to review the claim. The report found that the employee had worked 15 hours a day, along with an additional four overtime hours, over a total of 1,258 working days. However, the expert noted there were no formal documents showing that the company had assigned him extra duties, despite records confirming the extended hours.

Under UAE labour law, an employer may only require an employee to work more than two overtime hours a day under specific conditions.

The expert further found that the employee had worked on 102 official holiday days. Under the law, employees working on holidays are entitled either to a compensatory day off or payment for that day’s wage plus 50 per cent of their basic salary.

In its ruling, the court held that the employee was entitled to Dh17,690 for overtime work. It also found that he had worked on 100 holiday days without formal assignment and was therefore entitled to Dh10,530.

The total compensation awarded amounted to Dh28,220.

 
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