Six-month ban lifted for UAE residents looking to change jobs
Dec 28th 2015, 8:13 am
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Six-month ban lifted for UAE residents looking to change jobs
i don't get this new legislation
Six-month ban lifted for UAE residents looking to change jobs
'Officials said that as of Friday, January 1, many employees will have the option to leave their position and begin a new job without penalty.
This is as long as their departure is by mutual agreement with their company and not contested. The change is part of a series of new labour regulations first announced in September.'
Surely if it is done by mutual consent the 2 or 3 year rule/contract wouldn't apply anyway - and so what benefit is this new regulation?
Six-month ban lifted for UAE residents looking to change jobs
'Officials said that as of Friday, January 1, many employees will have the option to leave their position and begin a new job without penalty.
This is as long as their departure is by mutual agreement with their company and not contested. The change is part of a series of new labour regulations first announced in September.'
Surely if it is done by mutual consent the 2 or 3 year rule/contract wouldn't apply anyway - and so what benefit is this new regulation?
Dec 28th 2015, 9:50 am
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Re: Six-month ban lifted for UAE residents looking to change jobs
The changes apply only to SOME employees, not all. The headlines are misleading. Lower ranked employees can still get a ban.
Currently most people leaving a job within a year (unless within free zones, on spouse's visas etc) will get a ban but higher ranked employees will no longer get that. The new rules also clarify points in respect of employment contracts.
I'll be writing about it (clearly, unlike much of the press here!) in the next week or so to explain how the changes actually apply.
Currently most people leaving a job within a year (unless within free zones, on spouse's visas etc) will get a ban but higher ranked employees will no longer get that. The new rules also clarify points in respect of employment contracts.
I'll be writing about it (clearly, unlike much of the press here!) in the next week or so to explain how the changes actually apply.
Dec 28th 2015, 12:24 pm
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Re: Six-month ban lifted for UAE residents looking to change jobs
The changes apply only to SOME employees, not all. The headlines are misleading. Lower ranked employees can still get a ban.
Currently most people leaving a job within a year (unless within free zones, on spouse's visas etc) will get a ban but higher ranked employees will no longer get that. The new rules also clarify points in respect of employment contracts.
I'll be writing about it (clearly, unlike much of the press here!) in the next week or so to explain how the changes actually apply.
Currently most people leaving a job within a year (unless within free zones, on spouse's visas etc) will get a ban but higher ranked employees will no longer get that. The new rules also clarify points in respect of employment contracts.
I'll be writing about it (clearly, unlike much of the press here!) in the next week or so to explain how the changes actually apply.
so if someone wants to leave, regardless of whether it's mutual or not, they would get an automatic ban? (prior to this new regulation) - i wasn't aware of that.
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Dec 28th 2015, 2:06 pm
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Re: Six-month ban lifted for UAE residents looking to change jobs
"Nearly a third of the 820 readers who responded to a 7DAYS poll about the difficulties in changing jobs last month said their employer had prevented them from taking a new job."
Which would not change under the new rules.
This increases the supply of labour in the market. That brings down wages, plus recruiters have no air fares to pay if recruiting in-country. From an employer's point of view it makes a lot of sense, and they can still threaten a ban to help with worker retention.
Which would not change under the new rules.
This increases the supply of labour in the market. That brings down wages, plus recruiters have no air fares to pay if recruiting in-country. From an employer's point of view it makes a lot of sense, and they can still threaten a ban to help with worker retention.
Dec 29th 2015, 8:46 am
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Re: Six-month ban lifted for UAE residents looking to change jobs
"Nearly a third of the 820 readers who responded to a 7DAYS poll about the difficulties in changing jobs last month said their employer had prevented them from taking a new job." Which would not change under the new rules. This increases the supply of labour in the market. That brings down wages, plus recruiters have no air fares to pay if recruiting in-country. From an employer's point of view it makes a lot of sense, and they can still threaten a ban to help with worker retention.
