Employment laws for the government sector
Federal government employees are governed by the Federal Decree Law No. 49 of 2022 on Human Resources Law in the Federal Government. In addition, there are several workplace guidelines that all employees need to abide by.
Employment laws for the federal sector
At the federal level, Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) is in charge of managing human resources for ministries and federal authorities which are subject to the Decree law.
Public sector employees are governed by the Federal Decree Law No. 49 of 2022 on Human Resources Law in the Federal Government (PDF, 1.43 MB). The laws applies to the civil servants who are earning their salaries from the federal budget, as well as the civil employees working at federal authorities and corporations.
Ministries and federal authorities whose laws provide that they will have exclusive job regulations are exempted from the above Decree within the limits of its stipulations.
Related links
- The Executive Regulations of Human Resources Law in the Federal Government: Cabinet Resolution No. 48 of 2023 Regarding the Executive Regulations of the Federal Decree Law Regarding the Human Resources Law in the Federal Government (PDF, 1.43 MB)
- Cabinet resolutions
Employment resources
Read further resources from FAHR:
- Guides
- Circulars
- Publications
- Studies and statistics
- HR Echo (a bilingual specialised magazine issued by FAHR
- HR Magazine (an online magazine issued by FAHR on a monthly basis)
- Bayanati (Bayanati is a Human Resources Management Information System adopted by FAHR
- Archives.
Employment laws for UAE local governments
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Law No. 6 of 2016 Concerning Human Resources in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi – (in Arabic, PDF 1.93 MB) - Department of Government Enablement
- Human Resources Law - Dubai Government Human Resources Department
- Laws and regulations-Department of Human Resources -Government of Sharjah
- Human Resources Law - Department of Human Resources - Government of Ras Al Khaimah
- Policies and guides (Arabic only) - Department of Human Resources Ajman
- Laws and regulations - Department of Human Resources Fujairah.
Resources on health and safety at workplace
- Guidelines for Health and Safety in Workplace in the Federal Government (PDF, 350 KB)
- UAE Occupational Health and Safety management System (OHSMS) National Standard (PDF, 450 KB)
- Public health programmes - Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre.
Work guidelines
- A Guide to Happiness and Well-being at workplace (PDF, 500 KB) - National Programme for Happiness and Well-Being
- Publications - Dubai Government Human Resources Department.
