UAE: Ministerial Decision No. 721 of 2006 Regarding the Procedures for Reporting Absconding Workers

Date of adoption

11 September 2006

Entry into force

26 September 2006

Text versions

Arabic

Source:

Ministry of Labour, United Arab Emirates, accessed 27 December 2014, http://www.mol.gov.ae/molwebsite/ar/labour-law/announcements.aspx

Abstract

An absconding report shall be submitted if a worker misses work for seven days consecutively and the employer affirms that he does not know his whereabouts or a valid reason for his absence (Art. 1).

Art. 4 lists all the cases in which an absconding report may not be accepted.

A worker whose employment ends in absconding shall be permanently banned from working in the country (Art. 11).