2012 UAE Holidays

List of 2012 UAE Holidays

International New Year’s Day

New Year 2012
Sunday, 1 January 2012

Mouloud – Birth of the Prophet Mohammed
Sunday, 5 February 2012

Israa & Miaraj Night / Leilat al-Meiraj – Ascension of the Prophet
Sunday, 17 June 2012

Start of Ramadhan
Friday, 20 July 2012

Eid al-Fitr – End of Ramadan, 3-days public holiday

Eid 2012
Sunday, 19 August 2012
Monday, 20 August 2012
Tuesday, 21 August 2012

Arafat (Haj) Day
Thursday, 25 October 2012

Eid al-Adha / Qurban – Feast of the Sacrifice, a 3-days public holiday

Qurban 2012
Friday, 26 October 2012
Saturday, 27 October 2012
Sunday, 28 October 2012

Al-Hijra / Hijri New Year’s Day – Islamic New Year
Thursday, 15 November 2012

UAE National Day – a 2-days public holiday
Sunday, 2 December 2012
Monday, 3 December 2012

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Source: sgholiday.com/UAE Labour Laws


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When Employer Can Dismiss/Terminate Sickness Workers

Employer can only dismiss worker with sicknesses
In the situations/causes stated below:
- If he has not passed probation period … article (37);


- If medical tests proved that his disease has been resulted from his misbehavior, e.g. taking drugs or being alcoholics;


- If he used his all sick leave in full, which is (90) days per year of service, and there is no positive result that he can be healed, in this case worker shall receive his benefits as per provisions of the law …article (85) and will be dismissed;


- If the worker resigned from the service due to the disease complaining before the end of the first (45) days from the sick leave and the governmental doctor, or the doctor whom is assigned by the employer agreed on the reason of the resignation, in this case , the employer shall settle the remaining pay from (45) days … Article (86);


- If the worker worked during his sick leave with another employer, article (88), in this case, he will be deprived from getting his pay for the period of his sick leave;


- If the worker committed one of the contraventions provided for in the article (120).


- Note: the above reason are the general and mostly used reasons in terminating/dismissing worker with a serious sickness, however, for every rules and policy there are some consideration and exemption that we cannot able to explain unless we speak with worker.
Reference & Sources: UAE Law and Mena Business Service