| Dubai, being a cultural and trading hub with | | | | wise to know the rudiments of employment in |
| no trade barriers, hosts an expansive job | | | | Dubai. Fortunately enough, employees in Dubai |
| market for people of all fields of | | | | are well protected by the local labor law. |
| professions. Jobs in Dubai are open for all | | | | The law covers employees' complete worklife |
| regardless of geographical boundaries, and | | | | including working hours, medical care and |
| applicants' countries of origin and | | | | other benefits, leave, termination rights, |
| nationalities. The emirate's strategic | | | | and not least, repatriation. There exist no |
| location has helped it attract an | | | | labor unions in Dubai. Foreigners are |
| overwhelming response from world's top | | | | inducted on contract basis the duration of |
| businesses which now are cashing in on all | | | | which varies from business to business. The |
| the incredible trade opportunities Dubai has | | | | general rule for vacations allows 21 off days |
| to offer. The continuous boom in business and | | | | per year throughout the first five years of |
| trade has laid Dubai's job market open wide | | | | service, which afterwards becomes 30 off days |
| for all with enhanced availability of jobs in | | | | per year. Normally, there are eight working |
| Dubai. The last few years have seen a rapid | | | | hours per day or 48 per week. But for people |
| surge in Dubai's population which is gaining | | | | working in hotels, retail trade or other |
| momentum with each passing year. It is | | | | similar organizations, the working hours can |
| estimated that each day up to 800 visas are | | | | exceed to nine daily. The case for difficult |
| issued to the new arrivals in Dubai. The | | | | or dangerous jobs is different for which |
| emirate's population, which till date counts | | | | workweeks are shorter. |
| 1.6 million, is most likely to touch the 3.5 | | | | |
| million mark by the year 2010. And a | | | | As in most of other Muslim countries, Friday |
| substantial proportion of this population is | | | | is the Sunday equivalent in Dubai, i.e. the |
| made up of expatriates, most of whom plan to | | | | day of rest. Two-shift system prevails in |
| make their careers in Dubai and find suitable | | | | most of the establishments. Weekly working |
| and well paying jobs in Dubai. | | | | hours are different for Dubai's government |
| | | | bodies and private companies with the latter |
| Although Dubai's job market offers | | | | working 40-45 hours a week i.e. 10-15 more |
| opportunities in all fields, the top business | | | | working hours than the prior. However, in the |
| operations in Dubai are the ones that deal | | | | holy month of Ramadan, working hours are |
| with trade, transportation, tourism, | | | | reduced by about two hours a day. |
| distribution, consulting and processing. The | | | | Traditionally in Dubai, the weekends have |
| hot jobs in Dubai include hotel jobs, | | | | been Thursday afternoons and Fridays, but |
| accounting jobs and banking jobs. Teaching | | | | many businesses have now changed to a 2-day |
| jobs and sales & marketing jobs in Dubai also | | | | weekend with Friday and Saturday holidays. |
| constitute a huge market. Construction jobs | | | | |
| in Dubai have an even larger market and | | | | So for those who are looking forward to |
| countless opportunities for the professionals | | | | getting a job in Dubai, the task is no |
| in the field. | | | | difficult, and to one's satisfaction, the |
| | | | local employment framework meets all the |
| Before embarking on a career in Dubai, it's | | | | international standards. |