UAE labour and employment law disputes in 2023: Everything you need to know

This insightful and practical session, led by our Middle East employment experts, will cover everything you need to know about labour disputes in the UAE.

The session will be most helpful to HR specialists, in-house lawyers and GC together with senior business managers and business owners.

We will cover the following key topics: 

• Pre-dispute discussions - how and when to avoid litigation
• Potential claims - what claims can be brought by the employee against the employer and by the employer against the employee
• Evidence - what documentation can be used/submitted in a labour dispute
• The life cycle of a labour dispute - filing a complaint, settlement discussions, the first hearing and the Court procedure
• Experts - the use of experts by the Courts and the impact of the expert reports on the outcome of the case
• Appeals - the various stages of appeal and restrictions to appeals
• Costs and timeframes - the real costs and timeframes associated with employment litigation in the UAE.