Benefits
Type
Practical Guidance
Document type
Practice Note
Date
3 Aug 2022
Jurisdiction
Dubai International Financial Centre
Taxonomy
Pay, Benefits & Tax, Rights & Duties of Employees & Employers
Copyright
LexisNexis
Overview
This Practice Note covers employment benefits in the DIFC and sets out the key statutory benefits that DIFC employees are entitled to in accordance with the DIFC Employment Law, DIFC Law No. 2/2019, as amended.
This Practice Note considers the DIFC jurisdiction only and does not discuss the UAE onshore jurisdiction or other designated freezone area outside of the UAE onshore jurisdiction.
Definitions
DIFC: Dubai International Financial Centre.
DIFC Employment Law:DIFC Law No. 2/2019, as amended.
Practical Guidance
Applicable law
The principal legislation governing the employment relationship is DIFC Law No. 2/2019, as amended (the DIFC Employment Law ) which came into force on 28 August 2019, and repealed and replaced DIFC Law No. 4/2005 and DIFC Law No. 3/2012.