Executive Council Resolution No. (27) of 2013
Regulating
Part-time Employment in the Government of Dubai[1]
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We, Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of
Dubai, Chairman of the Executive Council,
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. (31) of 2009 Establishing
the Dubai Government Human Resources Department; and
Law No. (19) of 2007 Authorising
the Chairman of the Executive Council to Issue the Government of Dubai Human
Resources Management Legislation,
Do hereby issue this Resolution.
The following words and expressions,
wherever mentioned in this Resolution, will have the meaning indicated opposite
each of them unless the context implies otherwise:
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UAE: |
The United Arab Emirates. |
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Emirate: |
The Emirate of Dubai. |
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Government: |
The Government of Dubai. |
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Executive
Council: |
The Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai. |
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Law: |
Law No.
(27) of 2006 Concerning Management of the Government of Dubai Human Resources
and its amendments. |
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Department: |
Any of the Government departments; public agencies and
corporations; councils; authorities; or other entities affiliated to the
Government to which the provisions of the Law apply. |
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Director
General: |
The director general of a Department. This includes the executive director, chief executive officer, or secretary general of a Department, or any other person
holding a similar position. |
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DGHR: |
The Dubai Government Human Resources Department. |
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Human
Resources Directorate: |
The organisational unit responsible for human resources within a Department. |
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Employee: |
A male or
female person who occupies a budgeted post in a Department. |
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Part-time: |
Undertaken by an Employee, in accordance with this Resolution,
over a period that is shorter than the full-time working days or hours. |
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Total
Salary: |
The monthly salary that is set out in the Table of Grades and
Salaries attached to the Law, and which consists of the Basic Salary and general
allowance. |
This Resolution will apply to all
UAE National and non-UAE National civilian employees who are appointed on a Part-time
basis in a Department.
Part-time employment
at a Department will have the following objectives:
1. to retain, and reduce the turnover and job
leaving rates of, competent Employees;
2. to attract highly qualified persons with
outstanding experience to work in the Government;
3. to provide alternatives to Employees who wish
to work less than the official working hours;
4. to enable Employees to strike a balance between
their working hours and their personal life;
5. to increase the productivity of, motivate, and enhance the work commitment of, Employees; and
6. to increase flexibility at work through
achieving a balance between working hours and work requirements.
a.
An Employee will be
appointed on a
Part-time basis pursuant to an
employment contract. The recruiting authority will be as follows:
1.
Band
5 posts: The Director General.
2.
Band
4 and below: The Director General, or
his authorised representative, upon the recommendation of
the Human Resources Directorate.
b.
Employees
appointed on a Part-time basis will
be governed by the same recruitment and employment terms and
procedures provided
for in the Law.
c.
More
than one Employee may be appointed to a Part-time post, provided that the financial appropriations allocated to the job in the Department’s budget are not exceeded.
d.
No
Employee may work on a Part-time basis
with more than one Department without the prior written approval of his
Department.
e.
In
appointing an Employee on a Part-time basis, a Department will be guided by the
standard employment contract prepared by the DGHRD.
f.
An
Employee appointed on a Part-time basis will not be entitled to any bonuses,
benefits, or allowances whatsoever, except for those set out in this
Resolution.
g.
For
non-UAE Nationals, the period of Part-time service
will not be
included in calculating the end-of-service
gratuity
a.
An
Employee appointed on a Part-time basis will be entitled to a monthly lump sum salary, which will be
calculated by dividing the Total Salary of a full-time Employee appointed in
accordance with the Law on the same band and grade by the number of the monthly
official working hours and multiplying the product by the actual number of
monthly working hours of the Employee.
b.
For
the purposes of implementing the Law, the Basic
Salary of an Employee appointed on a
Part-time basis will be equal to fifty per cent (50%) of his Total Salary.
a.
The
working days and hours of an Employee appointed on a Part-time basis will be
determined by a resolution issued by the Director General or his authorised
representative, taking into account the nature of the work of his Department,
the work needs and requirements, and the nature of his post.
b.
An Employee
appointed on a Part-time basis may not work for less than two (2) working days
or for more than four (4) working days per week, and his working hours may not
be less than fourteen (14) or more than twenty-eight (28) working hours per
week.
c.
An
Employee appointed on a Part-time basis must comply with the working hours schedules and procedures set out in the
attendance bylaw adopted by his Department.
a.
At
the written request of an Employee, he may, pursuant to a
resolution issued by the Director General or his authorised representative, change from full-time to Part-time employment, or vice versa, subject to the following:
1.
the change serves the interests and meets the requirements
of work at his Department and is compatible with its human resources plans;
2.
the necessary financial appropriations are available in the
budget of the Department for the same grade and band of the post to which the
Employee is to be
transferred; and
3.
the
Employee’s period of service with the Department is not less than one (1) continuous year. However, the Director General may, where
required, reduce this period for a UAE National Employee.
b.
For
all purposes, the service of a UAE National
Employee who has changed from Part-time to full-time employment, or vice versa, will be deemed to be a continuous service commencing
from the date of his appointment to the Department.
An Employee appointed
on a Part-time basis may be promoted to another vacant Part-time post in
accordance with the rules, terms, and procedures provided for in the Law.
a.
An
Employee appointed on a Part-time basis will be entitled to annual leave in
accordance with the Law. This annual leave will be calculated as follows:
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Band |
Monthly Hours Entitlement |
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Band 4
and Band 5 |
Actual
monthly working hours X 11% |
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Band 2
and Band 3 |
Actual
monthly working hours X 8% |
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Band 1 |
Actual
monthly working hours X 5% |
b.
For
the purpose of calculating monthly annual leave entitlement of an Employee appointed
on a Part-time basis, each seven (7) accrued hours calculated as
per paragraph (a) of this Article will constitute one (1) leave day. Hours below this
limit will be carried forward to the following month for purposes of
calculating the annual leave entitlement.
c.
Subject
to paragraph (a) of this Article, the Employee will not be entitled to any leave provided for in
the Law, except for sick leave, maternity leave, compassionate leave, Idda leave, and Hajj Leave.
An
Employee appointed on a Part-time basis will not be entitled to the annual air ticket allowance provided for in the
Law.
The
Director General of the DGHR
will
issue the resolutions required for the implementation of this Resolution.
The provisions of the
Law will apply to all matters on which this Resolution is silent, to the extent
that such application does not contradict the
nature of Part-time employment.
Any provision in any
other legislation will be repealed to the extent that it contradicts the
provisions of this Resolution.
This Resolution comes into force on the day on
which it is issued, and will be published in the Official Gazette.
Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Crown
Prince of Dubai
Chairman
of the Executive Council
Issued
in Dubai on 24 July 2013
Corresponding to 15 Ramadan 1434 A.H.