UAE Labour / Employment LawLaw No. (2) of 2015 Concerning Human Resource Management of Executive Directors/ Chief Executive Officers in the Government of Dubai

Article (2) The following words and expressions, wherever mentioned in this Law, will have the meaning indicated opposite each of them unless the context implies otherwise: UAE: The United Arab Emirates. Emirate: The Emirate of Dubai. Ruler: His Highness the Ruler of Dubai. Government: The Government of Dubai. Executive Council: The Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai. Law: Law No. (27) of 2006 Concerning Management of the Government of Dubai Human Resources and its amendments. DGHR: The Government of Dubai Human Resources Department. Department: A Government department, public authority or corporation, council, or agency which is subject to the Law. Director General: A person who undertakes the general supervision of a Department; establishes, follows up, and implements its strategies, policies, and work plans and programmes; manages its resources; and is responsible for its overall performance outcomes. This includes the head or director general of a Department, or the chairman of its board of directors. Executive Director/ CEO: A manager of a Department, other than a Director General, to whom the above- mentioned Law No. (8) of 2013 applies. This includes executive directors/ chief executive officers, secretaries general, deputy and assistant directors general, and directors of Sectors who hold the grade of an Executive Director / CEO, and any person who occupies a post deemed by the DGHR at the grade of Executive Director / CEO in accordance with the relevant approved standards. Sector: An organisational level that includes a number of Organisational Units which must, for efficiency purposes, be within a single supervisory framework within the organisational structure approved by the competent authority of a Department.

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Law No. (2) of 2015 Concerning Human Resource Management of Executive Directors/ Chief Executive Officers in the Government of Dubai Page 3 of 8 Total Salary: The monthly salary of an Executive Director/ CEO which comprises the Basic Salary and the General Allowance. Aggregate Salary: The Total Salary plus the Executive Management Allowance. Scope of Application

Article (5) a. An Executive Director/ CEO will be appointed on the “Executive Director/ CEO Grade”. b. A resolution issued by the Ruler in this respect will determine the bands and assessment criteria of Executive Director/ CEO posts, and the salaries, increments, allowances, and benefits of those occupying such posts. c. The band to which an Executive Director/ CEO is entitled will be determined pursuant to a resolution of the Chairman of the Executive Council upon the recommendation of the DGHR. Such recommendation must be based on the outcomes of his post assessment performed by the DGHR in accordance with the relevant approved assessment criteria. d. No increment, allowance, or other financial benefit will be disbursed to an Executive Director/ CEO other than those stipulated in the resolution referred to in paragraph (b) of this Article.

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Article (11) a. Upon the recommendation of the Director General, an Executive Director/ CEO may, pursuant to a resolution of the Chairman of the Executive Council, be seconded to any other Department, any federal or local government entity, any Arab, regional, or foreign government, authority, or organisation, or any company owned in whole or in part by the Government, for an extendable period not exceeding one (1) year. A seconded Executive Director/ CEO will receive his Total Salary, leave, and other entitlements from the entity to which he is seconded. Where an Executive Director/ CEO is seconded to a regional or international entity outside of the UAE, he will receive the Total Salary from the Government, in addition to any other payments or benefits received from the entity to which he is seconded. b. The period of secondment will be deemed part of the actual service period of an Executive Director/ CEO. During the secondment period, the performance appraisal of the Executive Director/ CEO will be performed in coordination with the entity to which he is seconded in accordance with the performance management system adopted by the Government for Executive Directors/ CEOs. Assignment

Article (12) a. Pursuant to a resolution of the Director General, an Executive Director/ CEO may, for a period not exceeding six (6) months extendable for another six (6) months, be assigned the duties of another post which is vacant or whose incumbent is absent, provided that the grade of this post is not lower than the Executive Director/ CEO Grade. b. In addition to his original duties, an Executive Director/ CEO may not be assigned the duties of more than one (1) post.

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Law No. (2) of 2015 Concerning Human Resource Management of Executive Directors/ Chief Executive Officers in the Government of Dubai Page 6 of 8 c. An Executive Director/ CEO who is assigned the duties of another post in addition to his original duties will be entitled to an assignment allowance whose amount and disbursement rules are determined pursuant to a resolution of the Ruler. Termination of Service of Executive Directors/ CEOs

Article (14) a. Upon termination of service, an Executive Director/ CEO must observe a transition period in which he will transfer and hand over to the Executive Director/ CEO who will replace him in his post all his duties and all the files, documents, information, and anything else in his possession. b. The transition period referred to in the paragraph (a) of this Article will be four (4) months, will be deemed part of the actual service period of the Executive Director/ CEO, and will entitle him to all applicable financial benefits prescribed by this Law and the resolutions issued in pursuance hereof. c. The transition period referred to in the paragraph (b) of this Article may be reduced pursuant to a resolution of the Chairman of the Executive Council, in which case the Executive Director/ CEO will be entitled only to salaries or financial benefits for the actual transition period.

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Law No. (2) of 2015 Concerning Human Resource Management of Executive Directors/ Chief Executive Officers in the Government of Dubai Page 7 of 8 Extension of Service

Article (16) a. During his service period and thereafter, an Executive Director/ CEO must maintain the confidentiality of information he has access to as part of his job duties, and must not disclose to others any information that may negatively affect the Department or the Government. b. An Executive Director/ CEO must not, in respect of any bid or tender relating to his Department or to its affiliates, participate in making decisions or in taking any action in favour of any commercial company or corporation owned in whole or in part by him, by his spouse, or by any of his relatives up to the fourth degree, or those in which he is a member of the board of directors. c. The intellectual property rights in works and work-related methodologies developed by an Executive Director/ CEO during his employment with a Department will vest in the Government. Liability of Executive Directors/ CEOs

Article (18) a. Pursuant to a resolution of the Chairman of the Executive Council and upon the recommendation of the DGHR, Executive Directors/ CEOs exercising their duties by the effective date of this Law will be placed in the bands approved by the resolutions issued in pursuance of this Law. b. The placement of Executive Directors/ CEOs in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (a) of this Article must not prejudice their existing rights, including maintaining the salaries and other financial benefits they used to receive prior to commencement of this Law.

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