7 hours maximum student working hours

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has warned employers that contract with students to work and train during the summer vacation periods, not to keep the juvenile student in the workplace or training for more than seven continuous hours, stressing the need for the juvenile student not to be assigned to work additional hours, whatever the circumstances.

The ministry stated, in a series of awareness publications that it launched on its official pages on social media platforms, that it is not permissible to keep the student in the workplace after the scheduled appointments for him, nor may he be trained or employed on rest days, pointing to the need to train the juvenile student on how to use safety and health means. and to monitor their implementation, ensure their benefit from these means, and provide a work or training environment that is provided to all workers, taking into account the circumstances of the event.

The ministry called on employers to inform the person who has guardianship or guardianship over the juvenile student of any illness, absence, or behavior that the juvenile does during work hours or training, and requires his knowledge of it.

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