Labour and Employment 2025
Type
Questions and Answers
Date
24 Mar 2025
Source
GCC - Middle East Corporate Counsel Advisor
Jurisdiction
Dubai International Financial Centre
Taxonomy
General Employment & Labour Law
Copyright
LexisNexis
What are the main differences in employment law in this jurisdiction and that in major jurisdictions?>>🔗
DIFC Law No. 2/2019 DIFC Employment Law is largely modeled on common law principles, incorporating key employment protection while maintaining contractual flexibility. Compared to other major jurisdictions like the United Kingdom (UK) and India, the framework in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is less prescriptive, particularly regarding unfair dismissal, collective bargaining, and redundancy compensation.