Part-time job market opens up further

added. He pointed out that the part-time contracts would reduce labour costs, especially when it comes to employees who are already in the country.

The resolution obliges workers to perform their duties according to labour regulations applied by the ministry, except for the number of working hours.

The contracts are aimed at highly specialised professions requiring sophisticated scientific, technical and administrative skill-sets with a minimum qualification requirement of a university degree. Al Hamli said technical professions requiring “intellectually demanding, scientific, technical, supervisory and practical skillsets must meet qualification requirements of two- or threeyear post-secondary institutional training”.

The reduced ministerial fee for the primary employer would range from Dh150 to Dh2,000, while the secondary employer would be required to pay just Dh100 (equivalent to fees paid for temporary work permits).

Primary employers are responsible for annual leaves, end of service benefits, and other financial obligations in proportion to the number of actual working hours and wages stipulated in the contract.

The resolution stipulates that a part-time contract cannot be changed into a full-time one unless it is terminated. — Wam