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• Employer Tax in UAE is 12.56% for UAE nationals but for expatriates the costs is dependent on Visa Requirements and will include Medical Insurance costs, End of Service Benefit accruals, Visa costs and Compensation Insurance (0.06%)

• Employee Tax in the UAE is none. There is no Income Tax in the UAE. The employee Gross and its Net are the same.

• Overtime in the UAE has to be paid by law for non-managerial positions or can be transferred into days off. Overtime is limited to 2h a day, and can be compensated up to 150% of the standard hourly rate of the employee

• Payroll Frequency in the United Arab Emirates is Monthly over 12 months

• Termination can be done for any cause in UAE, see below

• Notice period is minimum 1 month

• Maternity Leave in the UAE is 45 days of Paid Leave which will be paid at 100% by the employer.

• Paternity Leave is not covered by Emirati law.

• Parental Leave is 5 working days during the first 6 months after the birth of the child. After this, it can be extended another 45 days (will then need a medical certificate).

• Sick Leave is covered for up to 90 days per year, on the condition the employee has worked at least 3 months for the employer post probation period. The employer will pay the salary: at 100% during the first 15 days, then 50% between 16 and 45 days, then 0% between 46 and 90 days!

• Statutory Leave is 30 days minimum per year. But in the first year of employment, employees can only use 2 days per month for 6 months after having worked at least 6 months, so in the first year the employee would only have 12 days, then 30 days from the second year.

• Bank holidays: there are 15 national days in 2023 in UAE