Decree
No. (2) of 2019
Concerning
the
Grades,
Salaries, Increments, Allowances, and Benefits of the
Employees
of the Government of Dubai[1]
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We,
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai,
After perusal of:
Law No. (3) of 2003 Establishing the Executive Council of
the Emirate of Dubai;
Law No. (27) of 2006 Concerning Management of the Government
of Dubai Human Resources and its amendments;
Law No. (8) of 2018 Concerning Management of the Government
of Dubai Human Resources; and
The human resource regulations of Government entities in the
Emirate of Dubai,
Do
hereby issue this Decree.
The
following words and expressions, wherever mentioned in this Decree, will have
the meaning indicated opposite each of them unless the context implies
otherwise:
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UAE: |
The United Arab Emirates. |
|
Government: |
The Government of Dubai. |
|
Executive Council: |
The Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai. |
|
Department: |
Any of the Government departments, public agencies
and corporations, and councils and authorities affiliated to the Government. |
|
Law: |
Law No. (8) of 2018 Concerning Management of the
Government of Dubai Human Resources. |
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Employee: |
A male or female person who occupies a budgeted post
in a Department. |
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UAE National: |
Any person holding the UAE nationality. |
|
UAE National Employee's Family: |
A UAE National Employee's wife/ wives or husband and
the Employee's children who are aged less than twenty-one (21) Years. |
|
Non-UAE National Employee’s Family: |
A non-UAE National Employee's spouse, and three (3)
of the Employee’s children who are aged less than twenty-one (21) Years. |
a.
As of the effective date of the Law,
the Table of Grades and Salaries attached to the above-mentioned Law No. (27)
of 2006 will continue to apply to the Employees
who were then governed by that law; and the
tables of grades and salaries of the Employees who
were then governed by internal human
resources regulations will continue to apply
to these Employees.
b.
The tables of grades and salaries
referred to in paragraph (a) of this Article will apply to new Employees
appointed to a Department after the effective date of the Law.
c.
The tables of grades and salaries
referred to in paragraph (a) of this Article will continue to apply until a new
table of salaries and grades is approved pursuant to a resolution of the
Chairman of the Executive Council.
a.
As of the effective date of this
Decree, an Employee’s entitlement to grade
and to salary, increments, allowances, and other monthly financial
benefits will be determined based on the following:
1.
his grade as at 31 December 2018;
and
2.
his salary, increments, allowances, and other monthly financial benefits as
at 31 December 2018.
b.
No amendment to the entitlement of an Employee that may result in
his promotion to a higher grade or in increasing his salary, increments,
allowances, or other monthly financial benefits beyond the benefits determined in
paragraph (a) of this Article may be made before the approval of the new
table of grades
and salaries referred to in paragraph (c) of Article (2) of this Decree.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article (3) of this
Decree, the entitlement of an Employee and his family to an
air ticket allowance
will be as follows:
1.
A
UAE
National Employee and his family will be entitled to an
air ticket allowance on the anniversary of his date of joining. The amount of
this allowance will be determined based on the following table:
|
Grade |
Beneficiaries |
Annual Air Ticket Allowance (for each beneficiary) |
|
Grade 1 to
grade 13 |
The UAE
National Employee and his family |
AED
3,500.00 for each beneficiary aged more than twelve (12) Years AED
2,800.00 for each beneficiary aged twelve (12) Years or less |
|
Grade 14
and above |
The UAE
National Employee and his family |
AED
12,500.00 for each beneficiary aged more than twelve (12) Years AED
9,500.00 for each beneficiary aged twelve (12) Years or less |
2.
A
Non-UAE
National
Employee and his family will be entitled to an air ticket allowance on the
anniversary of his date of joining. The amount of this allowance will be
determined based on the following table:
|
Grade |
Beneficiaries |
Travel Class |
|
Grade 8
and below |
The Non-UAE
National Employee only |
Economy
class |
|
Grade 9 to
grade 14 |
The Non-UAE
National Employee and his family |
Economy
class |
|
Grade 15
and above |
The Non-UAE
National Employee and his family |
Business
class |
3.
An
Employee who has no specific travel destination and
his family will
be entitled to an air ticket allowance on the anniversary of his date of
joining. The amount of this allowance will be determined based on the following
table:
|
Grade |
Beneficiaries |
Annual Air Ticket Allowance (for each beneficiary) |
|
Grade 8
and below |
The
Employee and his spouse only |
AED
1,000.00 |
|
Grade 9 to
grade 13 |
The
Employee, his spouse, and three (3) of the Employee’s children who are aged
less than twenty-one (21) Years |
AED
1,500.00 for each beneficiary aged more than twelve (12) Years AED
1,000.00 for each beneficiary aged twelve (12) Years or less |
|
Grade 14
and above |
The
Employee, his spouse, and three (3) of the Employee’s children who are aged
less than twenty-one (21) Years |
AED
4,500.00 for each beneficiary aged more than twelve (12) Years AED
3,000.00 for each beneficiary aged twelve (12) Years or less |
4.
The
total amount
of the annual air ticket allowance of a UAE National Employee and his family
must not exceed one hundred thousand Dirhams (AED 100,000.00). The total amount
of the annual air ticket allowance of a Non-UAE National Employee and his
family, or of an Employee who has no specific travel
destination and his family, must not exceed sixty-two thousand and
five hundred Dirhams (AED 62,500.00).
5.
A
UAE National
Employee will be entitled to receive the air ticket allowance due
to him and to his family whether or not he intends
to use it for
travel.
6.
A
Non-UAE National Employee and his family members who reside with him in the UAE will be
entitled to receive
an air ticket allowance in cash whether or not he intends to
use it for travel. The allowance will cover airfare to the country of which
the Employee holds nationality
on the commencement date of his employment contract, or to the nearest airport
thereto, even if he acquires the nationality of another country
after that date. For
this purpose, the air ticket allowance will be
calculated based on the relevant airfare approved by the competent entities.
7.
An
Employee
may receive the air ticket allowance for him and his family up to two (2)
months in advance if he intends to use it for travel during any annual leave of
at least five (5) working days.
8.
No
air ticket allowance may be claimed unless the
concerned Employee completes
a full Year of service with his Department.
9.
Where
an Employee
and his spouse work for Departments and each of them is entitled to an
air ticket
allowance, the allowance will be granted to the Employee entitled
to the higher amount.
10. Where
the air ticket allowance of
an Employee has been disbursed, upon his
request, prior
to the effective date of this Decree and up to two (2) months in
advance of its annual entitlement
date, the Employee will not be entitled to any difference
in amount between the allowance
disbursed and the allowance applicable at the
annual entitlement date.
This
Law comes into force on 1 January 2019, and will be published in the Official
Gazette.
Mohammed
bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Ruler of Dubai
Issued in Dubai on 7 January 2019
Corresponding to 1 Jumada al-Ula 1440 A.H.
©2019 The Supreme Legislation Committee in the
Emirate of Dubai
[1]Every
effort has been made to produce an accurate and complete English version of
this legislation. However, for the purpose of its interpretation and
application, reference must be made to the original Arabic text. In case of
conflict, the Arabic text will prevail.