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Article

8 Apr 2018

Author:
Anwar Ahmad, Gulf News (UAE)

UAE: Employers face jail terms and hefty fines for violating labour laws

"Abu Dhabi courts fine employers violating labour law up to Dh5m", 4 April 2018

Abu Dhabi courts have taken stringent action against several employers in the emirate, who violated labour laws, court officials said... In some cases, especially in cases of non-payment of wages, the fines reached up to Dh5 million, a senior official from the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) said at a press briefing held to highlight the rules and regulations ensuring workers’ rights and welfare. The courts handled 22 cases of non-payment of wages during the last 15 months, from January 2017 to March 2018... Ninety cases of work-related injuries were registered in 2016, which dropped to 48 in 2017... The ADJD launched the One-Day Court for workers in November last year to ensure quicker verdicts in labour cases and reduce delays. The One-Day Court deals with uncomplicated labour disputes between workers and employers, in which the workers seek claims of less than Dh20,000. Workers can also register their grievances with mobile courts and court offices in workers’ villages... The UAE has also opened its service centres in worker-sending countries to help the new recruits understand labour laws and terms of their work contracts before coming to the UAE...