The first things you should do before working in UAE

Dubai - Here are a few things employees must check to safeguard your rights before start working in UAE.

Expats readying to fly to the UAE for employment should equip themselves with workers' rights - a set of legal rights related to relationships governing workers with employers. These rights relate to negotiations on workers' wages, incentives, and safe working conditions.
Once you receive your written employment offer, your employment agent or the employer you have contracted with should explain the terms and conditions of your employment before you arrive in the UAE. It is obligatory to note the terms and conditions of the job offer, including your job title, responsibilities, salary, privileges and detailed conditions of work before you sign the job offer.
Every job offer will have the detailed annex attached to it which will put you in the form of your rights and duties stipulated in the UAE Labor Relations Regulatory Act and the decisions made. Most importantly, ask your employer for a copy of the job offer and keep it with you in a safe place.
Pre-arrival guidance before landing in the UAE

1. The UAE Labor Relations Regulatory Act requires employers to pay for recruitment and employment expenses including fees paid to the private employment agency approved by your government, visa and travel costs to the UAE, as well as post-access costs such as medical tests.

2.  Before joining work, employee should keep a copy of business presentation that he/she signed up for and must sign the business contract after coming to the UAE.

3. The terms and conditions of contract must match the work offer signed before coming to the UAE.
4. Identity documents must be kept safely.

5. Contact authorities immediately if the employer does not provide agreed employment opportunity or wages in full and on time.

6. Employee has the right to leave work at any time but must be aware of legal obligations.

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Guidelines before coming to UAE

According to UAE law, your employer has to pay the costs of recruitment and deployment. These include any fees paid to a private recruitment agency that is accredited by the government of your home country, the costs of the issuance of an entry visa and travel to the UAE, and the costs of post arrival processing requirements such as medical tests in the UAE and the issuance of your residency permit.

The law also states the employee is not entitled to pay the employer the recruitment costs borne by the employer at the time of recruitment if he is terminated during his probation due to poor performance or dismissed due to misconduct during this time.

The terms and conditions of your employment should have been made clear to you by your recruiting agent or your employer when you received your written job offer, prior to traveling to the UAE.
Make sure you are aware of and understand the full terms and conditions of the job offer, including your job title and responsibilities, your salary and allowances, and the detailed conditions of work, before you sign.
Ask your recruiter for a copy of the job offer and keep it with you in a safe place. If you have already reported to your employer in the UAE, the employment contract you are asked to sign must contain the exact same terms and conditions as in your original job offer.

Attention: Report immediately to the nearest labour office in case of any changes in the job contract, even if you are advised that the changes are advantageous to you.

Guidelines after arriving to UAE

Here are a few things employees must check to safeguard your rights after arriving in UAE:
Sign employment contract in the presence of your employer.

Always ask your employer for a copy of work contract and keep it in a safe place.
Employer is responsible for processing your residency permit, at no cost to you.
Your employer will need your personal identification documents in order to and for the time required to obtain your residency permit.
Once your residency permit is issued, your employer must return your personal identification documents to you.

Attention: You are entitled to keep possession of all of your personal identification documents, once your residency permit is issued.

Source: https://workinuae.ae/en
 

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