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• MINISTERIAL RESOLUTION NO. 500 FOR 2005

• MINISTERIAL RESOLUTION NO. 854 FOR 2005

• MINISTERIAL DECREE NO. 88, FOR 2006



MINISTERIAL RESOLUTION NO. 500 FOR 2005

The Minister of Labour and Social Affairs;

• After having reference to Federal Law No. (1) for 1972, on the

functions of ministries and the responsibilities of ministers;

• And to the Federal Law No. (8) for 1980, on regulation of

labour relations, and the amending laws thereof;

• And to the ministerial circular No 14 for 1995, on procedures for

deletion from firm’s workforce balance;

• And based on the submission of the Ministry’s Under-Secretary

for the Labour Sector;

• And in pursuit of public interest;

Resolves as follows:

Article (1)

Employment cards of employees who has left the country before six

months or more shall be cancelled subject to the following conditions:

A. C. The employer shall apply for deletion after the lapse of at least

six months from the employee’s departure, using the appropriate

form, and paying AED 200 for each employee to be deleted.

B. D. The employer shall submit a certificate by the competent

Naturalization and Residence Office confirming that the subject

employee has left the country and not returned.

C. E. The Ministry’s employee in charge shall check the expiry date

of the employee’s employment card, by referring either to the card

or to the ministry’s database:

i. If the card has expired prior to the

employee’s departure, then a penalty

shall be payable by the employer.

ii. If the card has expired after the

employee’s departure, i.e. while the

employee was abroad, then the card may

be cancelled without penaltyArticle (2)



This resolution shall supercede items “first” and “Second” of Section 2

“Exceptional Cases” of the Ministerial Resolution No 14 for 2005 on

procedures for deletion from the firm’s workforce balance, and any other

previous instructions that contradict with it.

Article (3)

This resolution shall take effect as of the date hereof and shall be strictly

adhered to.

Dr. Ali Abdulla Al Kaabi

Minister of Labour and Social Affairs




MINISTERIAL RESOLUTION NO 854 FOR 2005, DATED

SEPTEMBER 2005

ON WORK PERMITS, TRANSFER OF SPONSORSHIP ANDRENEWAL OF WORK CARDS FOR EMPLOYEES WHO

REACH THE AGE OF 60 YEARS

• The Minister of Labour and Social Affairs;

• After having reference to Federal Law No.( 1) for 1972, on the

functions of ministries and the responsibilities of ministers;

• And to the Federal Law No. (8) for 1980, on regulation of

labour relations, and the amending laws thereof;

• And to the Cabinet Resolution No. 18 for 2005, on transfer of

sponsorship and secondment of employees and the relevant fees;

• And to the Cabinet Resolution No. 19 for 2005, on the fee and

bank guarantee structure;

• And to the Federal Law No. (529) for 2005, on the executivebylaws of the Cabinet Resolution No. 19 for 2005;

• And to the ministerial resolution No 826 for 2005, on the executive

bylaws for transfer of sponsorship.

• And based on the submission of the Ministry’s Under-Secretary for

the Labour Sector

Resolves as follows:

Article (1)

Work cards for those who reach the age of 60 years shall be amended as

follows:

D. For employees 60 to 65 years old, employment cards shall be

renewed annually after payment of the prescribed fee. This applies

to all categories of workers.



B. For employees over 65 years old and up to 70, employment cards

shall be renewed exclusively for the following categories:1. Engineers.

2. Physicians.

3. University teaching staff.

4. Accountants and auditors.

5. Technicians working on scientific electronic equipment

and in laboratories.

6. Professionals in private petroleum companies.

7. Media and journalism professionals.

8.

Lawyers.9. Translators.

10. Holders of higher qualifications and rare technical

specializations.11. Consultants in all fields.

12. Any other category to be approved by the Ministry’s Under-

Secretary or the Assistant Under-Secretary for the Labour

Sector, as appropriate.

Article (2)

Exclusively for occupations listed under Article 1 (B) hereof, new work permits (for import from abroad) for employees 60 up to 65 years old,

subject to payment of the prescribed fees and the bank guarantee (if

required).



Article (3)

Transfer of sponsorship of employees who reach the age of 60 may bepermitted subject to the following:

A. A. Sponsorship of employees 60 up to 65 years old may be

transferred after payment of the prescribed fees and submission of

the bank guarantee (if required). This shall apply to all categories

of workers.

B. B. Sponsorship of employees over 65 years up to 70 years old

may be transferred exclusively for the occupations listed under

Article 1 (B) hereof, subject to payment of the prescribed fees and

submission of the bank guarantee (if required).

This resolution shall take effect as of the date hereof and all concerned

organizations shall implement it, each in its respective area.

Dr. Ali Abdulla Al Kaabi




Ministerial Decree No. 88, for 2006,

Dated 25.1.2006,

The Minister of Labour and Social Affairs;

• After having reference to Federal Law no 1 for 1972, as

amended, on the functions of the ministries and powers of

the ministers;

• And to federal law no 8 for 1980, as amended, on regulation of

work relations;

• And to the Cabinet Resolution no 19, for 2005, on the fees andbank guarantee regulations;

• And to the Ministerial circular no 13, for 2003;

• And based on the submission of the Ministry’s Under Secretary for

the labour Sector;

Resolves as follows

Article One

A fee of AED200 shall be levied on each request for re-issue of a labour

card, and in the following cases:

1. Re-employment of an employee whose labour card has been

cancelled but whose sponsorship has not, and provided that less

than a month has lapsed since the labour card was cancelled.

2. If the labour card issued by the Ministry has not been received.

Article Two

This decree shall go into force as on 11.2.2006 and shall be strictly

adhered to. It shall supercede all previous decrees in this respect.

Dr. Ali Abdullah Al Ka’abi

Minister of labour and Social Affairs

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