Employment

Like in most countries, you could either work for an employer or be self-employed. In either case, if you wish to work in Dubai, you need to be sponsored - either by your employer or by your spouse/father (if you are on a family residency) and you are legally required to have a labour card.  Below is information on each that will help you:


 
  • Recruitment Agencies

    Recruitment Agencies

    There are numerous recruitment agencies in Dubai. To register, check with the agency to find out if they take walk-ins, although most only accept CVs via email and will then

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  • Return to Home Country

    Return to Home Country

    As soon as the employment contract in the United Arab Emirates has expired, the employee should demand the employer to take the necessary arrangements for the employee to leave

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  • Self-employed

    Self-employed

    The free zones allow you to do this quite easily. The rules and regulations in these free zones allows you to establish your own company and lease commercial space to carry

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  • Work Permits and Contracts

    Work Permits and Contracts

    How is a work permit obtained? In order for an expatriate employee to obtain a work permit, he/she should be sponsored by a licensed establishmen

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  • Working for an employer in Dubai

    Working for an employer in Dubai

    One of the main differences about working in Dubai, as opposed to your country of origin, is that you need to be sponsored by an employer and if you leave the company, your

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  • Working for an employer in the Free Zone

    Working for an employer in the Free Zone

    Employees of companies in free zones have different sponsorship options depending on the free zone. For example, in Jebel Ali you can either be sponsored by an individual co

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Highlights

Sharjah sees 11% more tourists in H1 The UAE emirate of Sharja recorded an 11% increase in the number of tourist arrivals in the first half of this year, compared to the same period in 2009, according to the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA). The majority of tourists (45%) entering Sharjah during the first half were from Europe, while 25% were from the GCC, 14% were from Asian countries, 11% were from other Arab countries, and the remaining 5% came from the Commonwealth, the US, Africa and the Pacific Region. The authority also said the emirate's 107 hotel establishments (41 hotels and 66 hotel apartments) reported a 70% hotel occupancy rate during the period.

 

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