How does the Ministerial Resolution No. 279, 2020 affect the process of redundancy?

Article No.3 of the Ministerial Resolution No. 279, 2020 provides guidelines for where an employer identifies a ‘surplus’ of non-national employees, presenting the concept of ‘redundancy’ to the UAE Labour Law for the first time.

Article No.3 of the resolution further details that:

Employers must register the surplus employee’s data on the MOHRE.’s Virtual Labour Market system where they can search for new employment.
Employers are required to provide accommodation and all other entitlements (except for salary) until the employee obtains new employment or leaves the country.

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