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Latest UAE job news: hiring announcements in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, MOHRE labour law changes, work visa updates and tips for expat job seekers.
Sharjah has launched part-time government work for retirees and senior citizens, and Emiratis working part-time now get pension cover. Here is what changed, and how expats can work part-time legally.
A step-by-step guide to finding a job in Dubai and the UAE: which visa to use for your job search, where government and airline jobs are posted, licensing for health workers, and how to avoid scams.
Every key UAE Labour Law rule in one place: working hours, overtime, annual leave, probation, notice, gratuity, salary dates, ILOE and how to complain to MoHRE. With links to detailed guides.
Etihad Airways is holding cabin crew recruitment days from 27 October to 15 December 2026, including Abu Dhabi on 26 November. Here are the official requirements and how selection works.
Where UAE government jobs are actually advertised, which portals are only for Emiratis, and where expats can apply. A guide to the federal and emirate-level hiring portals.
Healthcare professionals need to pass a Dubai Health Authority assessment to get licensed. Here is how the Prometric CBT and oral exam work, the attempt limits and when results arrive.
How UAE private-sector gratuity works: 21 days' basic pay a year for the first 5 years, 30 days after that, a 2-year cap, and payment within 14 days. With worked examples.
UAE private-sector workers get 30 days of paid annual leave a year, or 2 days a month in their first year. Here are the rules on carry-over, scheduling and leave pay on exit.
Under UAE Labour Law, the limit is 8 hours a day or 48 a week, overtime is capped at 2 hours a day and paid at 25% extra, or 50% at night and on rest days.
In the UAE, probation can last up to 6 months and can't be extended. Employers need 14 days' notice to end it; workers need 1 month to switch jobs or 14 days to leave the UAE.
UAE notice periods run from 30 to 90 days. Here is when you can leave without notice, what counts as arbitrary dismissal, and the 3 months' pay compensation limit.
The UAE's Involuntary Loss of Employment scheme costs AED 5 or 10 a month and pays 60% of basic salary for up to 3 months after a job loss. Here is who qualifies and how to claim.
The UAE job seeker visit visa needs no sponsor and lasts 60, 90 or 120 days. You need a bachelor's degree and a skilled job level, or a recent top-500 university degree.
Want to fly with Emirates? Here are the airline's official cabin crew requirements, how open days and assessment days work, and how to apply safely.
Under MoHRE Resolution No. 340 of 2026, private-sector wages in the UAE fall due on the first day of each month. Here is what it means for workers, plus who is exempt.
From recruitment from abroad to part-time, freelance and private tutoring permits, here are the 13 UAE work permit types and who each one is for.
Nationals of Indonesia, Viet Nam, Thailand, the Philippines, Kenya and South Africa living in the US, UK, EU and other listed countries can get a UAE visa on arrival.
Many people travel to Dubai on a visit visa to look for work. Here is what a visit visa allows, what it does not, and how the switch to a proper work permit should happen.
Fake Dubai and UAE job offers target Pakistani and Indian job seekers every day. Here are 8 warning signs and how to check an offer before you pay anyone or travel.
