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United Arab Emirates Agriculture <1% Services 61% Industry 39%
Workforce
24% of Non-Agricultural Employment is in Informal Sector
37%
53%
10%
Highly Skilled
Medium Skilled
Non Skilled
Total Workforce
6,820,923
Permanent Employees 6,432,965
Non Standard Workforce 212,660
Unemployed Workers 175,298
Severance Pay By Tenure
1 Year
0 weeks 2.5 weeks
5 Years
0 weeks 7.0 weeks
Notice Period By Tenure
1 Year
4.3 weeks
4.5 weeks
5 Years
4.3 weeks
6.9 weeks
Tenure
UAE Regional Ave
Annual Leave By Tenure
1 Year
26 days
21.6 days
5 Years
26 days
22.1 days
10%
<1%
3%
English Spanish French
Fixed Term
Contract
Prohibited
for
Permanent
Tasks?
Max.
Contract
Length
(with
renewals)
Standard
Work Day
Standard
Workweek
No No Limit 8 hours 48 hours
6%
13%
1%
7%
15-24 years Male
15-24 years Female
25-64 years Male
25-64 years Female
$4,568
$1,508
$2,011
$4,259
$4,523
$0
$2,000
$4,000
$6,000
$8,000
Ave Wage Admin Manf. Sci/ Prof. Tech
United Arab Emirates Regional Ave. United States
0%
50%
25%
14%
0%
0%
100%
200%
Night Work
Premium
Rest Day
Premium
Overtime
Premium
Employer
Taxes
Profit Taxes
Indicative Monthly Wage by Industry Group in USD
Other Cost Considerations:
Unemployment Rate by Age and Gender
Overtime Premium and Taxes Leave, Notice Period and Severance Pay Contract Regulations:
Ability to Speak Languages (Adults)
Skill Level of Workforce
Key Sources:
http://reports.weforum.org/
https://www.ilo.org/ilostat
https://data.worldbank.org
https://tradingeconomics.com
https://www.doingbusiness.org/en/data
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database
