Managing a Workforce in the MEATraining session1 March 2016, Dubai

Event

IntroductionAs the MEA region continues to become an increasingly important player in the world economy, employers continue to flock to the region. For many of those employers, including local organisations, the labour laws across the MEA region can seem very complex. The issues posed by large migrant workforces, the varying approaches to end of service gratuity and strict nationalisation can all cause issues for employers.

Join Clyde & Co as we deliver a one-day seminar, together with lawyers operating in each of the jurisdictions featured, which will guide attendees through the key points arising under the labour laws of the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt and Kenya.

TopicsThis comprehensive seminar will cover, amongst other topics, the following key aspects of effectively managing a workforce in the MEA region:

– Workforce nationalisation - the duty to employ nationals.

– End of service gratuity and schemes in lieu.

– MEA nationals’ entitlement to state pension schemes.

– Minimum terms and conditions of employment - notice, probation, working hours, overtime pay, etc.

– Termination of employment and potential compensation.

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08.00 - 8.300 Registration

08.30 - 08.45 Introduction to the session and speakers Sara Khoja, Clyde & Co

08.45 - 09.30 Structuring International Assignments Robert Thissen, Mercer

09.30 - 10.15 UAE update Rebecca Ford, Clyde & Co

10.15 - 10.45 Oman update Ben Brown, Clyde & Co

10.45 - 11.00 Coffee Break

11.00 - 11.45 Qatar update Emma Higham, Clyde & Co

11.45 - 12.15 Bahrain update Steven Brown, ASAR

12.15 - 13.00 KSA update Sara Khoja, Clyde & Co

13.00 - 13.15 Q&A from morning session Panel

13.15 - 14.00 Lunch

14.00 - 14.30 Kuwait update Rob Little, ASAR

14.30 - 15.30 Travel Security Risks - Duty of Care for your Employees

Paul Doucet, International SOS

15.30 - 16.00 Egypt update Lamiaa Youssef, Sharkawy & Sarhan

16.00 - 16.15 Coffee Break

16.15 - 16.45 Kenya update Ian Gaitta, Anjarwalla & Khanna

16.45 - 17.00 Q&A from afternoon session Panel

17.00 - 17.15 Closing remarks Sara Khoja, Clyde & Co

TimingsThe programme for the day is as follows: