The UAE Ministry of Labor recognizes employee rights and privileges, whether the employee is a resident of the country or coming from a different country. It has thus published some laws, under the UAE Labor Law, which recognizes the compensation rights of employees under certain circumstances. In case, you have difficulties receiving compensation, there are compensation firms that can help.
A compensation consultant can help you design a good compensation plan that is based on employee behavior. They will advise companies with regard to compensation issues.
First, if a worker gets injured while doing his or her duties in UAE, the employer should pay him or her allowance equal to the wage he or she was receiving before the accident, for the entire period the worker is under treatment.
The UAE Labor Law establishes that a company is liable of paying its workers their wages and salaries as due. In addition to this, there are other compensations that must be done in certain situations.
Article 142 of the Labor Laws establishes that the employer or a representative must inform the police or Labor Department within the area of operation, when an employee contracts some types of diseases and injuries listed by the department. Compensation firms in US can help push your case if there are delays. The employer will give the name, age, occupation, address and nationality of the worker in question. Also required is the synopsis and circumstances under which the accident occurred as well as the medical assistance provided to the employee.
The police will carry investigations and take minutes and witness statements from the employer or representatives. This will help to determine if the accident was deliberate, occupational or from worker misconduct.
The police will then, according to Article 143 of the Labor Laws, send a copy of minutes to the Labor Department and another to the employer. The Labor Department can choose to close the case, direct that the police continue with investigations or carry out the investigations.
The employer must, according to Article 144, foot all the cost of treating the worker, whether the latter is treated in a private or public hospital. The payment must be until recovery or until the worker is proven disabled. As such, the worker is entitled to compensation that covers hospitalization sanatorium, surgeries, x - rays and medical analyses, medicines and rehabilitation equipment. It also covers supply of artificial limbs and prosthetic appliances when the worker is proven disabled, and any amount to be spent for transportation of the worker to treatment.
Another aspect of compensation established in Article 145 is an allowance equivalent to a full wage during treatment period, or six months (whichever comes earlier), if the injury renders the victim unable to work. The allowance is reduced to a half the amount after six months or until recovery, until declared disabled, or dies whichever comes first. A compensation firm can advise on other experts that you should contact if in problems.
The physician is required to furnish the victim and the employer, each, with a copy of report that explains the injury, cause, relation of the injury to work and treatment duration. The report should state whether the injury resulted in a permanent or temporal disability if any, and the capability of the worker to resume his worker responsibilities.
The Ministry of Health receives any disputes relating to employee’s fitness for service, the extent of disability or injury-related issues, via the competent Labor Department
The other articles relating to employee compensation include Articles 149 to 153. You can also reach out for a compensation firm to offer important advice.
