Employment

UELC maintains a strong presence throughout the UAE and caters to clients spanning various industries, professions, and sectors. This extensive reach has provided us with unparalleled expertise in UAE employment law.

Leveraging our wealth of knowledge and experience, we customize our advice to align with the unique requirements of each client, whether they operate exclusively within one jurisdiction or engage in cross-border activities.

We ardently strive to achieve amicable resolutions whenever possible, and it is a point of pride that many of the cases we handle are successfully resolved before reaching the tribunal stage. Nevertheless, for those that do proceed, we are fully prepared to leverage our established litigation prowess.

Our team also collaborates with our colleagues in the Corporate and M&A departments to address employment aspects related to business registrations, business transfers, and restructuring. Additionally, we provide support to our Dispute Resolution team when employment matters become contentious.

Our client base encompasses local and international companies from diverse sectors such as banking and finance, insurance, construction, manufacturing, government procurement, information technology, real estate, leisure and tourism, and transportation. Many leading law firms in the US, UK, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region choose us as their preferred UAE law firm.

The significance of specialized employment advice

Our mission is to deliver specialized legal services tailored to our clients’ commercial objectives, HR strategies, and organizational culture.

Employees are a valuable asset to any business, and satisfied and productive employees are crucial to achieving business success. However, effective HR management cannot be achieved without proper legal guidance. Not only do businesses need to comply with existing employment law obligations, but they also need to stay informed about future legislation and its potential impact on managing various aspects of employment relationships.

Issues such as staff turnover, changes in compensation and benefits structures, staff transfers during acquisitions, and redundancies must be handled effectively from an HR perspective, and measures need to be taken to mitigate the effects of such developments.

Clients must strike a balance between attracting high-quality applicants and meeting the reasonable expectations of existing staff. At the same time, we always keep in mind that the ultimate objective of business activity is to generate profit. Therefore, the interests of company owners, as well as those on the payroll, are equally important to us.

Employer-employee relationship life cycle

The relationship between an employer and employee can be seen as a life cycle, consisting of a beginning, middle, and end. It is helpful to view the employment relationship in this way, considering UAE immigration and employment law. Existing rules entail important formalities, statutory compliance, and governmental policy constraints that need to be addressed throughout each employee’s employment period. We assist clients at every stage of the employment life cycle to ensure they navigate the UAE employment landscape successfully.