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An employer will have to pay for any time exceeding the 8-hour shift
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Violators to pay a fine of $1361 and could have their file suspended or status downgraded
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization (MoHRE) will begin implementing the ban on works performed under the sun and in open places from 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm from 15 June to 15 September, the WAM reported.
Under the decision, daily working hours should not exceed eight hours for morning or evening or both shifts.
Any extra time put in by a worker will be deemed overtime for which the employer needs to pay him under the provisions of the Federal Law concerning the Regulation of Labor Relations, the report said.
Violators will be fined AED5,000 ($1361) per worker, and a maximum of AED50,000 if several workers are employed during the ban. Also, any establishment violating the ban will have its file suspended or its status downgraded in the MoHRE classification system adopted by the ministry, based on how grave the breach is.
Employers are also required to place a schedule of the daily working hours at a prominent spot in the workplace. Besides Arabic, the schedule must be written in the language the workers understand.
The decision also requires employers to provide appropriate protective devices that protect workers from the injuries they might sustain due to the use of machines and other tools and to follow all methods of protection prescribed in Labor Law and its implementing ministry’s decisions.
Workers must follow the instructions that aim at protecting them from the dangers and stop committing any act that is likely to impede the implementation of the instructions.
The Ministry urged community members to report any violations by calling the toll-free number, 80060, which is available round the clock in four different languages