Sick Leave

As per UAE Law, Employee should notify his employer/sponsor of his sickness which is not resulted from his job or injury in the work? The worker is required to notify employer/sponsor within 24 hours from the time his sickness started in any mode of notification, it could be by phone, or sms or email or by mail. Once the worker notified his employer/sponsor, the employer should put into a medical examination the particular worker to verify the status and strength of his illness.


If this happen, employer should immediately approved the sick leave as soon as possible, if not he will be exposed to penalty, with the UAE Law and Ministry of Labor.

Reading Sources: Mena Business Service and UAE Labor Laws/Ministry of Labour and Immigration