Penalties and financial liability of employees in the UAE

Analytical articles from Real Law service

1. Employment Contract in the UAE

2. Penalties and financial liability of employees in the UAE

3. UAE bonuses and benefits schemes

4. Labor disputes in the UAE

5. Hiring process in the UAE

6. Payment of salary in the UAE

7. Types of leaves in the UAE

8. Dismissal process in the UAE

Review by Real Law

The main provisions on penalties and financial liability of employees in the UAE are regulated by the key legislative act in the field of labor law, Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 on the Regulation of Labor Relations. The following legislative acts supplement the Law:

- Cabinet Decision No. 1 of 2022 on the Implementing Regulation of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021.
- Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2021 on the Unified General Rules of Labor in the United Arab Emirates.

Financial liability of an employee 

According to Article 16 of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021, the worker shall preserve the production means and work tools in his custody and maintain them by taking the necessary actions to preserve them in the places designated for them. Thus, in case of incidents, losses or damag...