Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Labor Law-
Labor Dispute
Resolution
Objectives:
Introduction to the course and recapitulation of key legal
definitions and concepts
Constitution
• General principles and values that
govern the nation (e.g All citizens
are equal)
National laws
• Laws made by the country to
govern its citizens (e.g Business
laws-Labor law-family law..etc
1- Constitutional framework
The UAE Constitution is the fundamental law of
the country
The document was created when the country was
established
It contains general principles about how the state
operates, e.g. government bodies
Also contains important values indicative of how
employment is regarded
3-International labor law (ILO)
International conventions & ILO standards
The specialist body of the UN, the ILO is a forum
for discussing labor matters and the latest trends,
and to issue guidelines for addressing labor issues
affecting many countries
International labor organization
(ILO)
Conciliation
Negotiation
Mediation
Arbitration
If there
DISPUTE is a(summary)
RESOLUTION dispute
between the employee and the employer:
either party may make a written application to the Labor Office at the
Ministry of Labor in the emirate in which the employer's business is
located, to resolve the dispute
the parties will then be summoned to appear at the Labor Office for
Mediation
the Ministry must make a recommendation within two weeks
If the parties are still unable to settle the dispute as recommended by the
Ministry of Labor, then the matter is referred to the Labor Court