Employment labor laws
A comprehensive understanding of the region’s business landscape, labor laws and regulations, and evolving government policies, are key underpinnings of Hourani & Partners’ employment law practice.
Serving multinationals, government entities, regional companies, and senior executives, our team covers a full range of employment services including transactional work, investigations, restructuring and employment litigation.
While continuously monitoring changes in regulations and employment laws, our lawyers support clients in:
• Ensuring compliance with the Saudi Labor Law, the UAE Labor Law, the DIFC Employment Law and the ADGM Employment Regulations, among others
• Developing policies, procedures, and contractual documentation, including service agreements, employment contracts, secondment arrangements, and employee handbooks for all levels of staff, including directors and senior executives
• Supporting corporates in employment aspects of acquisitions and business exits as well as reorganizations, restructuring and redundancy
• Conducting investigations, due diligence and preparing related reports
• Addressing employee issues such as enforcement of disciplinary, dismissal and grievance procedures
• Litigating employment related matters, including termination of contracts, bonus claims, end of service agreements, protecting trade secrets, and enforcing confidentiality and non-competition clauses