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Extra-contractual work not allowed

Ahmed Al Besher, legal advisor and supervisor at the amnesty-seekers’ counter at the MoL, said the labour law obligates the employers to implement the exact terms mentioned in the labour contract. “Hence, the firms must not force their labourers to undertake any additional work activities not mentioned in the contract,” explained Al Besher.

Al Besher issued this clarification after the MoL received increasing number of complaints from female employees of beauty salons based in the capital. Salon workers alleged that their employers were sending them to the clients’ homes where they were required to massage male clients, even though they work in ‘Ladies Only’ salons.

“In such cases, if the allegation is found to be true, the employer will face a fine of Dh10,000 in addition to a six-month embargo on fresh work permits,” Al Besher pointed out.

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