Federal Decree by Law Concerning Equality in Wages between Men and Women

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Federal Decree by Law Concerning Equality in Wages between Men and Women
Federal Decree by Law Concerning Equality in Wages between Men and Women

The last update on this law was listed on 23 Sep 2018

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Issued Date

23 Sep 2018

Effective Date

14 Oct 2018

Official Gazette Date

30 Sep 2018

Official Gazette No

637 (ملحق)

Legislation State

Active

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Article (1) Definitions
Article (2)
Article (3)
Article (4)
Article (5)
Federal Decree by Law No. (27) of 2018 Concerning Equality in Wages between Men and Women

We Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of the United Arab Emirates,
-After reviewing the Constitution
-Federal Law No. (1) of 1972 concerning the Competences of -Ministries and Powers of Ministers, and any amendments thereof;
-Federal Law No. (5) of 1985 Promulgating the Civil Transactions Law in UAE, as amended;
-Federal Decree-Law No. (11) of 2008 regarding the Human Resources in Federal Government, and any amendments thereof;
-Federal Decree-Law No. (2) of 2015 concerning Combating Discrimination and Hatred;
-And upon the approval of the Cabinet,
Promulgate the following Decree-Law:

Article (1) Definitions

In application of the provisions of this Decree-Law, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings ascribed thereto unless the context requires otherwise:
State:United Arab Emirates.
Governmental Bodies:Federal Governmental Ministries, Authorities, Institutions, Centres, Councils and Offices.
Salaries:Basic salaries.

Article (2)

Provisions of this Decree-Law shall apply to Federal governmental bodies.

Article (3)

The Government may not discriminate or distinguish in its applicable regulations and systems between labourers on the basis of gender concerning the value of salaries paid for any labourer at the same job grade, unless there are other reasons that require otherwise, such as academic qualification, specialization, professional skills, expertise or competences.

Article (4)

Any provision contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Decree-Law shall be repealed.

Article (5)

This decree-Law shall be published in the official Gazette and shall come into force 14 from its date of publication.

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