General UAE Legal Questions LawDecree No. (14) of 2017

Article (1) For purposes of this Decree, a “Government Entity” means any of the Government departments, public agencies or corporations, councils, authorities, or other entities affiliated to the Government ©2017 The Supreme Legislation Committee in the Emirate of Dubai 1 Every effort has been made to produce an accurate and complete English version of this legislation. However, for the purpose of its interpretation and application, reference must be made to the original Arabic text. In case of conflict the Arabic text will prevail.

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Decree No. (14) of 2017 Concerning Maternity, Delivery, and Childcare Leave for Female Employees of the Government of Dubai Page 2 of 4 of Dubai; and a “Female Employee” means a female person who occupies a budgeted civil post in a Government Entity. Scope of Application

Article (5) a. A Female Employee will be entitled to a two-hour paid daily break to nurse her baby. The nursing break may be utilised at the beginning or at the end of official working hours. The period of entitlement to the nursing break will be from the expiry date of the maternity leave to the date on which the baby reaches one (1) year of age. A Female Employee will not be entitled to a nursing break during the month of Ramadan.

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Decree No. (14) of 2017 Concerning Maternity, Delivery, and Childcare Leave for Female Employees of the Government of Dubai Page 3 of 4 b. A Part-time Female Employee will be entitled to the nursing break referred to in paragraph (a) of this Article, on condition that her official working hours may not be reduced to less than five (5) hours. Childcare Leave

Article (7) a. A Female Employee granted maternity, delivery, or childcare leave pursuant to this Decree will be entitled to monthly salary throughout the period of the leave. However, the Female Employee will not, throughout the leave period, be paid any bonus or allowance related to performing her employment duties, such as Work-related Allowance, Mobile Phone Allowance, or any other similar allowances. b. Weekends and official holidays falling within maternity, delivery, or childcare leave will be deemed as part of that leave. The leave period will be deemed as part of an Employee's period of service for all purposes, including calculating air ticket and annual leave entitlement. c. Maternity, delivery, or childcare leave or any part thereof may not be carried forwarded to the following year, and a Female Employee may not be paid cash in lieu thereof. Nurseries

Article (8) Where the number of children, under the age of four (4), of Female Employees of a Government Entity reaches twenty (20) or more, a Nursery must be established at the premises of that entity to provide care to these children. Where the number of the children is less than twenty (20), more than one Government Entity may jointly establish a Nursery to provide care to their Female Employees' children. Where there is no space within its premises to be designated as a Nursery, a Government Entity may contract with a nearby Nursery to provide such care.

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Decree No. (14) of 2017 Concerning Maternity, Delivery, and Childcare Leave for Female Employees of the Government of Dubai Page 4 of 4 Application of Provisions to Existing Situations