Work part time in U.A.E.

By kloudboy | April 5 , 2018 | 01

Yes, it is possible now to get a temporary work permit for the part-time jobs that is issued by the Ministry of Labour or Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE). There are few requirements that you have to comply with your existing Employer and prospective Employer.

Any UAE resident (employed or unemployed) above 18 years can start applications for a part-time work permit. Work permits for youngsters (15 to 18 years of age) can be applied for where parents act as work sponsors. For employed residents, the employer must be registered with MOHRE. A person on visit or tourist visa cannot work part-time legally as he or she would not have a legal sponsor (husband/father/employer) in the country. Any resident over the age of 65 years cannot get the permit.

For more details, please feel free to contact us.

 

UAE Labour Law – End of Service Gratuity

By kloudboy | April 4 , 2018 | 01

Article 132

As amended by Federal Law no. 12 dated 29/10/1986:

The worker having spent one year or more in continuous service shall be entitled to an end of service gratuity upon the termination of his service. The days of absence from work without pay shall not be included in the calculation of the period of service, and the gratuity shall be calculated as follows:

1 – The wage of twenty one days for each of the first five years of service.

2 – The wage of thirty days for every additional year.

Always provided that the total gratuity does not exceed the wage of two years.

Article 133

The worker shall be entitled to a gratuity for the served fraction of a year, provided that he completes one year of continuous service.

Article 134

As amended by Federal Law no. 12 dated 29/10/1986:

Without prejudice to the provisions of certain laws on the pensions and retirement benefits granted to workers in certain establishments, end of service gratuity shall be calculated on the basis of the last wage due to monthly, weekly and daily-paid workers, and on the basis of the average daily wage set forth in Article 57 hereof for the workers getting paid by piece. The wage used as a basis for calculating the end of service gratuity shall not include payments made to the worker in reimbursements, housing, transport and travel allowance, overtime pay, representation allowance, cashier’s allowances, children education allowance, allowances for recreational and social services, and any other bonuses or allowances.

Article 135

The employer may deduct from the end of service gratuity any amounts due to him by the worker.

Article 136

For the purposes of the Article 132, cases of employment preceding the coming into force of the present Law shall not be deemed cases for which the worker is entitled to an end of service gratuity with the exception of cases involving nationals, and such without prejudice to any rights acquired by the worker by virtue of revoked labour laws, the employment contract or any agreement, regulations or by-laws of the establishment.

In the event of the worker’s death, his end of service gratuity shall be paid to the beneficiaries thereof.

Article 137

Should the worker bound by an employment contract with an undetermined term leave his work by his own choice after a continuous service of one year at least and three years at most, he shall be entitled to one-third of the end of service gratuity set forth in the foregoing Article.

Should his continuous service be of three years at least and five years at most, he shall be entitled to two thirds of the said gratuity, and to the full gratuity should it exceed five years.

Article 138

Should the worker bound by an employment contract with determined term leave his work by his own choice prior to the expiry of the contract, he shall not be entitled to an end of service gratuity unless the duration of the service period exceeds five years.

Article 139

The worker shall be deprived of his end of service gratuity in the following two cases:

a – Should he be dismissed from service for any of the reasons set forth in Article 120 hereof or should he leave his employment in view of avoiding the dismissal there from in accordance with the said Article.

b – Should he leave his employment of his own accord , and without notice in cases other than the ones set forth in Article 121 hereof , and such with regards to contracts with undetermined term , or prior to the completion of five years of continuous service with regards to contracts with determined term.

Article 140

Should the establishment have a saving fund for the workers, and the rules of the fund stipulate that the sums deposited into the fund on behalf of the worker is in return for the legal obligation with regards to the end of service gratuity, the saved amount or the duly due gratuity shall be paid to the worker, whichever is greater.

Should the rules of the fund not stipulate that the amounts paid by the employer are in return for his legal obligation with regards to the end of service gratuity, the worker shall receive the amounts due to him from the saving fund in addition to the statutory end of service gratuity.

Article 141

Should the establishment have a retirement system, an insurance or any similar scheme, the worker entitled to a pension may choose between such pension, the prescribed gratuity or the money entitled thereto from the retirement system or under the insurance scheme, whichever is better.

VAT Categories

By kloudboy | August 12 , 2017 | 01

Under the UAE tax laws, VAT-applicable goods and services will be divided into three categories.

VAT at zero rate: Under this zero per cent VAT is charged, VAT credit available. Sales will still need to be recorded in companies’ VAT returns, as with other categories

VAT at standard rate: Under this 5 per cent VAT is charged. Most goods and services will likely fall in this category, including electronics, cars, dining out and entertainment. The 5 per cent VAT rate will be passed on to consumers, with VAT credit available for companies.

VAT exempt category: In this, VAT on inputs is not passed on to consumers, thus no VAT credit is available. Corporates will not be able to recover or reclaim the 5 per cent VAT incurred on exempt items or services. Thus, exempt inputs have the potential to erode business profit margins.