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Table of Contents

Introduction.........................................................................................................................................2

Employment Contract Requirements..................................................................................................2

Restrictions on Employment of Women and Minors..........................................................................3

Workplace Safety Requirements.........................................................................................................4

Termination of Employment...............................................................................................................5

Conclusion..........................................................................................................................................6
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Introduction

The United Arab Emirates' policy makers in these locations have made a great

accomplishment by creating labour regulations. As a result of these legislation, employees' rights

and obligations are clearly defined. According to Daleure (2016), both the employer and the

employee may enter into limited and limitless agreements. In the United Arab Emirates, it is

impossible for anybody to properly examine labour regulations. However, the United Arab

Emirates' labour laws play an important role in highlighting concerns about working hours,

yearly leave, and other employment-related problems. The United Arab Emirates has stricter

employment laws than the United States. There are no rules prohibiting either party from

negotiating their own terms of employment, including salaries, working hours, prohibitions, or

other forms of discrimination (Cruz et al., 2021). Labor laws of United Arab Emirates and the

United States are compared and contrasted in this report.

Employment Contract Requirements

The United Arab Emirates Labor Law clearly outlines the rules of engagement between an

employer and employee. Thus, in the United Arab Emirates, there are two basic kinds of

contracts: limited and limitless. The length of an individual's stay in the UAE and the country

from which he/she hails determine the length of a limited agreement/contract. This sort of contract

prohibits any employee from quitting or quitting early, regardless of whether they have given

notice or not. As a result, the contract will automatically terminate at the end of its duration. It's

possible for an unlimited contract to remain open-ended, but only in cases where a person

breaches Article 88 and Article 120 of the UAE labour regulations, or if an employee fails to meet

the requirements of a one-month notice given by the employer.

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The person in question has been terminated. The penalty for absconding under a limited

agreement is that the employee is banished from working in the UAE for a year under Article 28,

which expresses that incidents of fleeing are considered serious.

When it comes to agreements, the Labor Laws in the United States and the UAE are worlds apart.

People who want to work for a company need an agreement with their employer. Employment-at-

will and collective bargaining are the two most common forms of agreements in the United States

(McCammon, 2010). Both parties may cancel the contract at any time for any reason, and federal,

state, and municipal authorities fully recognise the legitimacy of this kind of contract. As a result,

a contract between an employer and an employee is binding on both parties (McCammon, 2010).

Restrictions on Employment of Women and Minors

The UAE Labor Law firmly prohibits the employment of anybody under the age of 15

and is a violation of that law (Tong & Al Awad. 2014). People between the ages of 15 and 18 are

authorised to work, but they must conform to the law's stated rules regarding working hours and

conditions. The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization (MoHRE) requires that students

in a similar age section be approved to work and be given adolescent work licenses, as well

(Awad & Elhiraika, 2002). Under this condition, ostracizes and Emiratis might deal with a task

for a limit of a half year and can't surpass a year in any event, for a couple of hours all at once.

Nighttime employment by women is illegal in the United Arab Emirates, as stated in Article 27

of the country's labour code. Medical professionals, technical workers, and managers are among

the few exceptions allowed under Article 28 (Awad & Elhiraika, 2002).
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In the United States, the Fair Labor Standards Act oversees the security prerequisites,

hours worked, and pay rates for those younger than 18. The restrictions change based on the

person's age. In the United States, the legitimate least age for working is 14 years of age, and the

number of hours that a child may work is strictly regulated. Employing children is prohibited in

dangerous occupations like driving and excavating, for example. In the United States, the

problem of uneven pay for women has persisted. In spite of the Equal Pay Act, which precludes

any type of victimization ladies, especially with regards to payment, the US is still suffering from

a lack of legislation that can help ensure that mothers and women who are employed are

compensated equally as their male colleagues. There is no law prohibiting women in the United

States from working nights and weekends.

Workplace Safety Requirements

The UAE's Federal Labor Law specifies measures for the health and safety of employees,

according to the country's law. Employers have a responsibility to provide adequate protections

for their employees against work-related injuries and diseases, including those that may be

transmitted by the use of hazardous materials, fire, and other forms of energy (Cruz et al., 2021).

The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs requires the worker to execute all of the safety

precautions mandated by the law. Representatives should involve their own security attire and

hardware for this reason. A representative is likewise expected to stick to organizational

approaches and methods that are set up to keep them safe. The United Arab Emirates Labor Law

mandates that every worker be answerable for keeping the working environment very much

ventilated (Cruz et al., 2021). Additionally, the workplace ought to be sufficiently bright, have

sufficient drinking water, and have a restroom. In order to protect the health of its personnel, this
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is critical.

The United States and the United Arab Emirates have very similar worker protection

laws. Rules governing employment of minors are included in the Fair Labor Standards Acts

(FLSA), for example (Harpur, 2020). Protecting the well-being and health of American children

and adolescents is the primary goal of this legislation. People under the age of 18 are subject to

limitations on their employment, including limits on the hours they may work and the types of

tasks they can do. The OSHA Act was put in place to protect employees from known risks

(Harpur, 2020). The 'Whistleblower Protection Program,' which is overseen by the Act, prevents

an employer from altering safety measures.

Termination of Employment

Employees in the United Arab Emirates are able to receive compensation for the last three

months of their employment, including their salary and allowances. It is lawful to sever ties

with an employee who has three months left on their contract (Daleure & Krishnan, 2016). The

employer may also be entitled to cancel the contract prior to the conclusion of the restricted

period. According to UAE law, if an employee is prepared to end their employment contract

with their employer, they will be required to pay half of their three-month income to the

employer. With regard to limitless contracts, termination occurs when both parties agree to end

the contract or one party does so and the other respects the agreement, regardless of whether or

not both parties are present (Daleure & Krishnan, 2016). Representatives and businesses both

reserve the option to end their agreements whenever, regardless of whether the other party has

not been pulled out. Arbitary dismissal occurs when an employer compels an employee to quit

or dismisses them for no legitimate cause, although this may be contested in court and violates

the UAE Labor Law, which states that an employee's dismissal is illegal. The right to
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unemployment benefits or the right to keep one's health insurance are only two examples of the

rights he or she possesses in the US. When an employee's employment contract is ended in the

United States, he or she and their families may be able to keep getting medical advantages from

the group health plan for a restricted timeframe (Bales & Garden, 2019). Discrimination against

employees is prohibited under the Equal Employment Opportunity Act (EEOA).

Conclusion

Many topics of UAE and US labour laws have been discussed in great length above. In

terms of contract requirements, there were some differences. A limited contract may only be

terminated after 2 years in the United Arab Emirates, as previously mentioned, where

employment is based on two types of agreements: fixed-term and flexible. Unlike the one-month

notice required for an unlimited contract, this one requires a two-month notice period. If an

employee and employer agree on a set of terms and conditions, they must do so in accordance

with the laws of the United States. The report also touched on the issues of working conditions

for women and children in the UAE and the US, as well as workplace safety regulations. THus,

the Labor Code aids in the development of positive working relationships between employers

and employees.
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