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General UAE Legal Questions LawDecree No. (12) of 2021

Dubai Law·12 of 2021

Issued Date
April 27, 2021
Effective from
April 27, 2021
Articles
8
Last synced
Jul 20, 2026
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Establishes jurisdiction and powers of the CGC to consider employee grievances from specified entities, requiring full cooperation and compliance with implement…

Synced from the official UAE Legislation portal · Plain-language summary by the LEXAI editorial team

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    Article 1

    Article (1) a. In addition to its powers under the legislation in force, the CGC will have jurisdiction to consider and determine the Grievances submitted to it by Employees of the entities set out in ©2021 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. (12) of 2021 Concerning the Central Grievance Committee of Employees of the Government of Dubai Page 2 of 5 the list attached hereto, in accordance with the rules, procedures, and controls stipulated in the above-mentioned Executive Council Resolution No. (41) of 2015. b. The jurisdiction of the CGC under paragraph (a) of this Article will not cover the companies owned by or affiliated to the entities that are subject to the jurisdiction of the CGC under this Decree, or in which these entities hold shares. c. The Chairman of the Executive Council may, upon the recommendation of the Supreme Committee for Development of the Government Sector in the Emirate of Dubai and the proposal of the Chairman of the CGC, extend the jurisdiction of the CGC to cover additional entities. Formation of Sub-committees

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    Article 2

    Article (2) a. The chairman of the CGC may form one or more sub-committees from amongst its members or other persons. Each sub-committee must be comprised of at least three (3) members, including the chairman of the sub-committee. b. The chairman and members of each sub-committee formed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (a) of this Article will be nominated by a resolution of the chairman of the CGC. This resolution will approve the terms of reference of the sub-committee; determine its duties and functions; the procedures for passing its resolutions and recommendations; and any other related matters. Cooperation with the CGC

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    Article 3

    Article (3) All entities in the Emirate of Dubai must fully cooperate with the CGC and provide it with the necessary support to enable it to achieve its objectives and perform the duties and functions legally assigned to it. This includes, providing legal Arabic translation of the human resources legislation applicable to their Employees. Compliance

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    Article 4

    Article (4) All entities governed by this Decree must comply with its provisions and the provisions of the above-mentioned Executive Council Resolution No. (41) of 2015 and Executive Council Resolution No. (4) of 2019, including forming internal Grievance committees, within a period not exceeding three (3) months from the date on which this Decree comes into force.

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    Decree No. (12) of 2021 Concerning the Central Grievance Committee of Employees of the Government of Dubai Page 3 of 5 Providing Financial Resources

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    Article 5

    Article (5) The Department of Finance must provide the financial resources required to enable the CGC to perform the functions assigned to it under this Decree. Issuing Implementing Resolutions

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    Article 6

    Article (6) The Chairman of the Executive Council will issue the resolutions required for the implementation of the provisions of this Decree. Repeals

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    Article 7

    Article (7) Any provision in any other legislation will be repealed to the extent that it contradicts the provisions of this Decree. Publication and Commencement

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    Article 8

    Article (8) This Decree will be published in the Official Gazette and will come into force three (3) months after the date on which it is published. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Ruler of Dubai Issued in Dubai on 27 April 2021 Corresponding to 15 Ramadan 1442 A.H.

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    Decree No. (12) of 2021 Concerning the Central Grievance Committee of Employees of the Government of Dubai Page 4 of 5 List of Entities Subject to the Jurisdiction of the Central Grievance Committee of Employees of the Government of Dubai ـــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــ 1. The Government of Dubai Legal Affairs Department 2. The Financial Audit Authority 3. The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority 4. The Dubai Supply Authority 5. The Ports, Customs, and Free Zone Corporation 6. The Dubai Aviation City Corporation 7. The Dubai Air Navigation Services Corporation 8. The Dubai Airports Corporation 9. The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre 10. The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology 11. The Dubai Future Foundation 12. The National Industries Park 13. The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Library Foundation 14. The UAE Food Bank Foundation 15. The Falcon Corporation 16. Al Safa Corporation 17. The Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects Corporation 18. The UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia) 19. The Dubai Appreciation Award for Community Service 20. The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation 21. The General Secretariat of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai

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    Decree No. (12) of 2021 Concerning the Central Grievance Committee of Employees of the Government of Dubai Page 5 of 5 22. The Free Zone Council in the Emirate of Dubai 23. The Mohammed bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences 24. The Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority 25. The Dubai International Airport Free Zone Authority 26. The Dubai Development Authority 27. The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Authority 28. The Dubai Healthcare City Authority 29. The Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority 30. The Dubai International Financial Centre 31. The Dubai International Financial Centre Authority 32. The Dubai Financial Services Authority 33. The International Humanitarian City Authority 34. The Meydan City Authority 35. The Dubai World Trade Centre Authority 36. The Dubai Ports Authority 37. The Dubai Maritime City Authority 38. The Executive Office 39. The General Secretariat of the Supreme Legislation Committee in the Emirate of Dubai 40. The Dubai International Financial Centre Courts (excluding members of the Judicial Authorities) 41. The Dubai International Financial Centre Arbitration Institution (excluding members of the Judicial Authorities) 42. The Dubai International Marine Club 43. The Dubai Taxi Corporation (excluding drivers) 44. The Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Distinguished Academic Performance

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Note: This legislation is sourced from the Dubai Legislation Portal (dlp.dubai.gov.ae). The original Arabic text is the authoritative version.

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