President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued the Federal Decree - Law No.33 of 2021 - on the regulation of labour relations in the private sector.
It repeals Federal Labour Law No. 8 of 1980 and will take effect from 2 February 2022.
Social partners requested the government to extend the short-term working allowance scheme until the end of 2020.
They also suggested that businesses paying the wage differences between short-term and normal wages should be provided more incentives and exemption of income tax