Unified UAE Legislation Database

Federal Law No. 8 of 1980 On the Regulation of Labour Relations

Status

In force

Issuing Authority

President of the UAE

Effective date

XX.XX.XXXX

Official Link

https://

NOT IN FORCE. The Law was abrogated by Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021.

List of amending documents:

Federal Law No. 24 of 1981

Federal Law No. 15 of 1985

Federal Law No. 12 of 1986

Federal Law No. 14 of 1999

Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2007

Federal Decree-Law No. 11 of 2017

Federal Decree-Law No. 6 of 2019

Federal Decree-Law No. 6 of 2020

 

We, Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the UAE,

in cognisance of the provisional constitution and Federal Law No. 1 of 1972 On Defining the Jurisdictions of Ministries and Capacities of Ministries and the amendment laws thereof, and in accordance with the proposal submitted by the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs and the approval of the Council of Ministers and the Federal National Council and the sanction of the Supreme Council,

have passed the following Law: 

 

Part I – DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1

In the implementation of the provisions hereof, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings assigned for each of them unless the context requires otherwise:

 

Employer: Every natural or juridical person employing one o...