The UAE Federal Labour
Law specifies certain provisions for employee safety and healthcare, stipulated
under Article 91 to Article 101. The provisions of the law mandates that every
employer should provide his employee with protection against occupational
hazards during work, display instructions regarding fire prevention, make
available first aid kit, provide clean and hygienic working environment, offer
medical care up to standards determined by labour ministry, and ban entry of
alcoholic drinks into the work premises.
An employer is also
responsible for providing suitable transportation, accommodation, food,
drinking water, and means of entertainment or sports activities to the
employees. All these services, except food material, will be on employer’s account.
Labourer
Accommodation: According to new UAE decree, workers earning less than Dh.2000
will be eligible for free accommodation from December 2016. But, the decree is
applicable only to organizations hiring more than 50 workers. The decree
sanctions all necessary measures to be taken against facilities which choose to
disobey and violate suggested terms and regulations.
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