A common confusion among many employers when they Hire Internationally is regarding their home country’s rules.
In some countries, is legal to exempt your employees from some requirements such as overtime pay. However, this is something that you can’t do in some countries. In the UAE, you have to follow the local rules and you can’t apply your home country’s rules.
Some of the reasons why you can’t follow your home regulations are the following:
Each country has its rules and regulations and you should follow them
If you follow your home country’s rules in your host country you may incur in non-compliance
It’s important to be familiar with employees’ rights in your host country
In the UAE, you have to be careful about the laws that you follow. Although you may provide an international contract your employee, you have to draft a UAE employment contract where you follow the local Labor Law. Therefore, your home country’s rules don’t apply in your host country and you don’t have to follow them.