With regard to the additional 100 days of unpaid leave provided for in the Labour Code of the United Arab Emirates, the law does not distinguish between women with more or less than one year of continuous service. The employee`s seniority only affects whether she is entitled to full salary or half pay during the first 45 calendar days of statutory maternity leave. Article 30.8 of the Act states: “It is not permissible to terminate the service of a working woman or to warn her in the event of pregnancy, maternity leave or absence from work in accordance with the provisions of this article.” 1. Does the weekend count towards maternity benefits? Yes, weekends matter. Maternity benefit for private sector employees in the UAE who have completed one year of continuous service is 45 days with full pay – but these are calendar days, not working days. This means that weekends are included in the allowance, so it`s about six weeks off in total. If you have not yet completed one year of continuous service, you are entitled to 45 calendar days of half-pay leave. Unlike the UAE`s maternity leave regulations introduced in other emirates, the Sharjah government also allows pregnant workers to combine their annual leave with their maternity leave for a longer break. The laws on maternity leave are mentioned in article 30 of the Act.

If a baby is born with a disability that requires constant care, the mother can take an additional 30 days after basic maternity leave with full pay, and this can be extended for a period of 30 days without pay. 7. Can they terminate my contract while I am on maternity leave? 3. Can I extend my leave by 100 unpaid days, even if I am just a new employee? At the end of your 45-day paid maternity leave, you can extend your leave up to 100 days of unpaid leave if you have a valid medical certificate attesting that the illness is due to pregnancy or childbirth. How many days of maternity leave are young mothers entitled to in the UAE? Once basic maternity leave has been exhausted, women can take an additional 45 days without pay if their child is unwell or if she is ill as a result of pregnancy or childbirth and is unable to return to work. This maternity leave in the United Arab Emirates includes the time before and after childbirth. In addition to basic maternity leave, women working in the private sector are allowed to take two breaks a day for 18 months from the date of birth. Please note: While previously maternity leave was 45 days, the new Labour Code extended maternity leave to 60 days. However, while the first 45 days of vacation are paid in full, the employee is entitled to half the salary for the next 15 days. From 1 March 2017, public sector employees in Dubai will be entitled to three months of maternity leave (90 days) and will be fully paid (in many countries, full salary is not paid during maternity leave). Some companies in Dubai have already voluntarily extended their maternity leave. Women working in the private sector in the United Arab Emirates are also entitled to maternity leave.

However, the duration of maternity leave in the private sector in the UAE is different from that in the public sector. Under the new Labour Code of the United Arab Emirates, pregnant women are allowed in the private sector: they can take maternity leave at any time from the last day of the month preceding the month of delivery until after the birth of the baby. The same applies to me, can you please say what is the maternity leave application process? By Ammara Shamim (Nov, 2019) | Answer The Government of Dubai Personnel Management Act No. 27 of 2006 regulates maternity leave in Dubai. Dubai government employees are entitled to: 5. I`m too sick to go to work. Should I use my maternity leave or normal sick leave? 1. The worker shall be entitled to maternity leave of (60) sixty days as follows: 9. A worker is entitled to one or two breaks per day after returning from maternity leave and for a maximum period of (6) months after delivery to breastfeed her child. provided that this period does not exceed one hour. Question: I will give birth to my baby in March next year.

I have read about some recent changes to the UAE`s labour legislation. How much maternity leave am I entitled to under the new law? What about my husband, would he also have a few days off? Can I also combine annual leave and maternity leave so that I can take a longer break to care for my child? The new laws also provide that in the event of stillbirth, a working woman is entitled to maternity leave at any time from the sixth month of pregnancy. This also applies if the baby dies at any time during maternity leave. If a worker has pregnancy-related health problems and complications during pregnancy, she would be entitled to sick leave as usual, provided she had a valid medical certificate (which would avoid having to exhaust the right to maternity leave before giving birth). The Dubai government`s maternity leave policy also includes separate provisions for miscarriages, stillbirths and child custody. The days of leave granted in these cases vary depending on the situation. I am a private tutor in Abu Dhabi and my due date is the first week of July 19th. Since the summer holidays are on 19. July to the next 60 days, I just want to know that the 45 days of maternity leave are included in these summer days or can I use these 45 days of maternity leave after the summer holidays? Please advise you.