Human Resources Law in the Federal Government

The Federal Decree-Law No. (49) of 2022 Regarding the New Human Resources Law in the Federal Government shall enter into force and come into effect as of January 2, 2023.

The law aims at enhancing the flexibility of the Human Resources’ legislation in the federal government and supporting the realization of the future directions of the UAE Leadership and the objectives of the “We the UAE 2031” Vision, which focuses on building the most pioneering and outstanding system through enhancing government performance and developing flexible work models that contribute to achieving the optimal results, in addition to building a future model for the management of the human resources and government competencies.

The New Human Resources Law responds adequately to the changes taking place in the work environment over the past years, thus enhancing the legislative flexibility of the government Human Resources System through the continuous updating of regulations and policies. The law also focuses on developing a stimulating and enabling work environment for the employees.

The most major features of the Law:

• The new law establishes new work and employment patterns that commensurate with the developments in the work environment.
• Grants the entities the flexibility to ensure the best levels of performance productivity and efficiency.
• Embraces the development of government human resources departments that support cultivating a fostering and enabling work environment for employees, and supervises the implementation of legislation in order to further accelerate action and accomplishment according to the advanced governance methods.