08 July 2014 - The Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi, in cooperation with Gulf Law Consultancy, held a free legal seminar on United Arab Emirates (UAE) employment laws.  It was conducted by Atty. Barney Almazar of Gulf Law Consultancy on July 4.

Around 40 Filipinos benefited from the seminar which discussed the following topics: rights of employees, limited and unlimited employment contracts, probationary period, wages, working hours, leaves, disciplinary measures, termination, resignation, and gratuity and other benefits. Special topics were also tackled covering female workers, occupational injuries and employment bans.

Several questions related to employment status, visa status and problems encountered with their employers were also answered by Atty. Almazar.

For the year 2014, the Embassy has partnered with Gulf Law Consultancy in conducting a series of free legal seminars for the benefit of the large Filipino community in the UAE.  The first in the series was the Legal Seminar on Credit Card and Bank Loans held last April 11. The second seminar was on UAE marriage and family laws which was conducted last April 25 and was combined with the lecture on Philippine civil registration laws and procedures by officials of the Philippine Statistics Authority (formerly National Statistics Office).

Atty. Barney Almazar is a Director at the Commercial Department of Gulf Law Consultancy in the Middle East, Philippines and United Kingdom. END