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27 September 2023

12 Rabee' Al-Awwal 1445

Law Summary Record Type: LawNumber: 3Date: 19/03/1962 Corresponding to 13/10/1381 HijriNumber of Articles: 77Status: Canceled

Official Gazette :Issue: 2Offcial Journal Issue Publication Date: 01/01/1962 Corresponding to 25/07/1381 HijriPage from: 2591

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Article 15
Starting Date: 01/01/1962

1. The employment contract shall specify the commencement date, type of work, location, conditions, and wage.

The employment contract shall provide for an agreed probationary period not exceeding one year. No employee shall be subject to such probationary period more than once by the same employer. This period shall be deemedpart of the employee's service.
The employment contract shall provide for an agreed training period which may vary according to the age of the employee and the type and requirements of the work to be performed. The training period shall be counted as a part of the employee's service where he continues his employment with the employer after completion of the training period. Without violating the provisions of paragraph 1 hereof, the employer and the employee shall agree on a basic salary less than the minimum salary as defined by Emiri resolution.
All work contracts, instructions, notices, schedules and other documents issued by the employer in applying the provisions of this Law shall be in the Arabic language. Translation into another language may be included in such documents, but where a disputes arise between the parties, the original Arabic text shall prevail. The director of the Department of Labour (hereinafter “the Director”) may give the employer a reasonable period of time to allow him to take the appropriate measures to implement the provisions of this paragraph 4.