FORTHCOMING RELATED EVENTS

Current Trends In
Labour And Employment Law

In The UAE
11 - 12 Nov 2009 •  Dusit Thani Hotel, Dubai 
In Qatar
8 – 9 Dec 2009 •  Intercontinental Hotel, Doha, Qatar


Understanding And Applying The Labour Law
In The Economic Downturn

Course Overview

About the event

Human resources has become a crucial function for many Middle East organisations and your role has transformed to be more strategic in maintaining sustainability. One of the highest priorities for anyone in your position is to be completely up to date and understand how the labour and employment laws in the region affect your company and employees.

As you know, it is a major challenge to keep up with the changes in employment laws, as well as interpreting them correctly for your organisation. During a downturn, it is even more important to ensure you are completely aware of how these laws can affect your organisation’s finances and employees’ productivity – as it will make all the difference.

With this in mind, IIR Middle East has put together a 2 highly intensive, two-day course specifically designed for HR professionals within the varied industry sectors in Qatar and the UAE who want a recap of the labour laws; or want a better understanding of labour laws and current practices; and for anyone who is new to the region or to an HR role: Current Trends In Labour And Employment Law, taking place in the UAE in November 2009 and Doha in December 2009.

If you’re an HR professional currently working in Qatar or the UAE – then this course is a must to get you up to speed on everything you need to know and understand about employment laws – in only two days!

By Attending This Informative Course, You Will Gain An Understanding Of:

• Recent key developments in the labour laws of Qatar/UAE
• Current regulatory and enforcement trends at the Ministry of Labour
• The interplay between employment law and residency status
• How to adhere to the labour law when recruiting
• The legal requirements organisations have to fulfil in relation to salaries, leave and other
  benefits
• How to handle downsizing and redundancies
• Special considerations involving terminations/redundancies of senior professionals
• How to protect your company’s data and confidential information when employees leave
• End of service benefits including severance pay/gratuity and other benefits
• Employment disputes and the dispute resolution process from the Ministry of Labour
  through the local courts

Who Should Attend?


This course has been developed for HR professionals within the varied Qatar/UAE industry sectors who want a recap of the Qatar/UAE labour laws; or want a better understanding of Qatar/UAE labour laws and current practices; and for anyone who is new to the region or to an HR role. It is also applicable for in-house legal counsel for organisations in the region.

Hear what our delegates said about our previous Labour And Employment Law courses:

“Informative and beneficial for an HR professional.”
Hansa Girish Shetty, HR Relationship Manager
Commercial Bank of Qatar QSC, Qatar

“Good discussion of the issues at hand!”
Steve Dewar, Controller
College of the North Atlantic, Qatar

“The course was very useful and the information provided fully applicable in our country and company.”
Emam Hamza Abbas, Senior HR Officer
Kuwait Oil Company, Kuwait

“Lots of issues highlighted that I was unaware of which have really added tremendous value.”
Sheila Barnes, Regional Recruitment & Selection Manager
AXA Gulf Insurance, UAE

“Very rich information that cleared a lot of grey areas and fantastic participation that helped with the knowledge flow!”
Manal Saho, Operations Manager
Cyber-Consult, UAE

“I would recommend this course for all HR staff as it covers the key areas and issues that you need to be fully aware of if you are an HR individual.”
Saada Mubarak Al Mansoori, HR Officer
Abu Dhabi Council for Economic Development, UAE

 

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