As of mid-June, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation shall implement the decision to prohibit the performance of work performed in the sun and in open spaces from twelve thirty in the afternoon until three in the afternoon, until September 15.
The implementation of the decision issued by the Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, Nasser bin Thani Al Hamli, comes in light of the great commitment of employers over the past years, as a result of awareness and awareness of the importance of the decision in maintaining the health and safety of workers, and sparing them the risks that they may be exposed to during the performance of their work at a time The ban sees a rise in temperatures every year.
It is planned to exclude works in which, for technical reasons, work is required to continue without interruption from the stipulated ban period, provided that the employer is obligated to provide cold drinking water in proportion to the number of employees, public safety and health conditions, and irrigation methods and materials, such as salts, lemons, and others, which It is approved for use by the local authorities in the country, in addition to providing first aid on the job site, in addition to the commitment to implement precautionary measures and measures to reduce the spread of Corona virus (Covid-19).
The decision obligated employers who employ workers to provide them with a shaded place to rest during their time off work.
According to the decision, the daily working hours in the morning and evening periods, or in either of them, do not exceed eight working hours, and if the worker does more than that during the 24 hours, the increase is an additional work, for which the worker receives an additional fee, according to the provisions of the Law on Regulating Relations the work.
Each establishment that does not comply with the provisions and conditions of the decision shall be penalized with a fine of 5,000 dirhams for each worker, and a maximum of 50,000 dirhams in the event of multiple workers who are employed during the ban period, in addition to stopping the violation file, or reducing the degree of classification in the system of classification of establishments approved by The Ministry, based on the severity of the offense committed.
The Ministry monitors violations through several control tools, including the communications received by the Free Call Center, which the Ministry verifies before it is approved by the facility, and the facility has the right to file a grievance within 30 days from the date of imposing the violation, by submitting an application with documents, which is studied by a committee Especially for final decision.
She called on the community to submit communications through the call center on the number 80060, because of its role in strengthening partnership with the community in overseeing the implementation of the decision.