Department: Bachelor of Law
Module Description: The aim of the module is to provide students with an understanding of the relevant laws and regulations in the UAE applicable to employment including the rights and obligations of employers and employees and to familiarize them with international labour standards. The module covers the development and sources of labour law in UAE; working conditions; non-discrimination in the work place; workers’ safety and protection; compensation for occupational injuries; Restrictive covenants and protection of trade secrets; Emiratisation legislations; international labour standards; termination of employment contracts and severance entitlement; and resolution of employment disputes.
The module coordinator will provide students with mandatory texts on UAE Law prepared purposefully for this particular module.
A L Jumah, UAE Labour Law (5th ed., Legal Guide for Publishing Co. LLC, 2019)
I Usa, Middle East and Arabic Countries Labour Law handbook: Strategic Information, Laws in Selected Countries (8th ed., International Business Publications, 2018)
G Daleure, Emiratisation in the UAE Labour Market: Opportunities and Challenges (Springer, 2016)
S Kohja and S Thomas, Labour and Employment Compliance in the United Arab Emirates (4th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2017)
D Ziskind, Labour Laws in the Middle East: Traditions in Transit (Litlaw Foundation, 1990)
J Atleson, L Compa, K Rittich, C W. Sharpe and M S Weiss, International Labour Law: Cases and Materials on Workers’ Rights in the Globalised Economy (west Academy Publishing, 2008)
J M Servais, International Labor Law (7th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022)
J Conaghan, R M Fischl and K Klare (eds), Labour Law in an Era of Globalization: Transformative Practices and Possibilities (Oxford University Press, 2002)
F Hendrickx, J Pichrt and K Koldinska, Labour Law and Social Protection in a Globalised World: Changing Realities in Selected Areas of Law and Policy (Wolters Kluwer, 2018)
H Collins, G Lester and V Mantouvalon (eds), Philosophical Foundations of Labour Law (Oxford University Press, 2019)
P Budhwar and K Mellahi (eds), Managing Human Resources in the Middle East (Routledge, 2006)
