New Employment Law In The DIFC
The Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (“DIFCA”) has recently enacted a new DIFC Employment Law (the “New Law” or “Law”), which replaced the DIFC Employment Law (Law No. 4 of 2005), as amended by Law No. 3 of 2012 (the “Previous Law”) in its’ entirety and will enter into force on 28th August 2019. Much of the structure and contents of the Previous Law is retained but in a number of instances existing principles were expanded or refined and would have to be considered for existing and new employment contracts.
