YET Another HAPPY NEWS For Filipinos! NEW LAW For PINOY EXPATS In UAE!

If a complaint is filed against the worker by a third party and the worker is acquitted, that party will have to pay the remuneration of the worker during the detention.

Penalties for Violators: Violators of the law will receive tough penalties including prison terms and hefty fines.

A worker who fails to keep in confidence secrets of his employer even after the term of employment shall receive a prison term of up to six months, a fine of up to 100,000 AED or both.

Those who encourage a domestic worker to quit his job or offer shelter to him or her or stop law enforcement officers from doing their jobs shall receive the same penalty and the court may also order deportation after the prison term is served.

Placement agencies which break the law shall be punished with a fine of up to 100,000 AED and recurrence of the offence will see the fine multiply.

An employer who asks a domestic worker to do a job that is not within the scope of duties indicated to perform in the contract shall receive a fine of up to 10000 AED which will also be applicable to the worker and the employer who fail to report the employee’s absence from work to the police within 48 hours.

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The employer (company) has the right to claim compensation for any inconvenience caused by the agent’s failure to meet the contract’s terms.

The employer has to sign an official contract by MOHRE with the domestic worker, with copies being delivered to the worker, the employer, the placement agency and the Ministry of Human Resources.

Contract clarity:
“The contract, which can extend to no more than two years and is renewable for similar periods, shall more particularly specify the date of its conclusion, the date on which work is to begin, type of the work and workplace, duration of the contract, the remuneration and how it is paid, leaves, probation period and rest times, as well as any other terms required by the nature of the work. The law sets six months from the date of ending the contract as the time limit for different lawsuits within which an aggrieved person can approach the court for redress or justice,” it further adds.

A domestic worker, the draft law states, may be engaged on probation for 3 months, which can be extended to six months, during which his or her service may be terminated by the employer with the placement agency bearing the cost of sending the worker home if necessary.

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