General UAE Legal Questions LawCabinet Resolution No. (43) of 2018 Regarding Supporting Special Needs (People of Determination) Work

Article (1) Definitions In application of the Provisions of this Resolution, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings assigned to them, unless the context indicates otherwise: State : The United Arab Emirates. Ministry : Ministry of Community Development. Concerned Authorities : Governmental authorities, including federal and local ones, or private sector organizations and facilities, including foreign institutions that operate in the country or its branches, associations, charities, clubs and profitable and non- profitable organizations. Special Needs (People of : Any person with permanent or temporary disability or deficiency totally or partially in his/ her physical, sensor…

Article (2) Objectives of the Resolution This Resolution aims to support the rights of persons with disabilities (People of Determination) in work by achieving the following: 1. Enabling them to access the available opportunities in job market to ensure that their rights to work are exercised on an equal basis with others. 2. Stating the obligation that are shouldered by the concerned authorities in order to enforce special needs (People with Determination) rights as per the applicable legislations in the state. 3. Providing the necessary support for them to seek equal opportunities in different sectors, and for those who head their work and are willing to establish their own work.

Article (3) Concerned authorities are committed, each according to its powers and as the case may be, to protect special needs (People with Determination) rights; including: 1. Granting them work right in an equal basis with others. 2. Ensuring that they receive equal employment opportunities in a manner that achieves the highest

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Cabinet Resolution of 2018 Regarding Supporting Special Needs (People of Determination) Work 3 standards of justice, equity and the necessary measures to achieve this purpose, including the following: a. Finding a precise mechanism to attract them. b. Announcing the job vacancies and the ways of applying to them in an accessible manner in order to be…

Article (4) Selection and Appointment The concerned Authorities shall not discriminate against special needs (People of Determination) while selecting and appointing an employee to fill a job vacancy. to acheive this, the following procedure shall

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Cabinet Resolution of 2018 Regarding Supporting Special Needs (People of Determination) Work 4 be taken into consideration: 1. Clearly and transparently advertise the job vacancy and provide the contents of the advertisement and details of the skills and functions required in accessible manners so that candidates can access them. 2. Include the name of the contact person they can communicate with, especially those who need reasonable…

Article (5) Work Environment The concerned authorities shall provide a suitable work environment and reasonable and suitable accommodations to ensure that special needs (People of Determination) can carry out their work safely and securely; this shall include: 1. Adapting and updating work sites, including accessibility, entry, movement and exit in normal and emergency situations. 2. Adapting and updating utilized equipments and devices so that they can effectively carry out their

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Cabinet Resolution of 2018 Regarding Supporting Special Needs (People of Determination) Work 5 work on an equal basis with the others. 3. Providing them the suitable accommodation and train them in a…

Article (6) Work Organization and Flexibility Concerned authorities shall make reasonable accommodations to prepare work organization in such a manner that allow special needs (People of Determination) to carry out their work and use their skills and experiences efficiently and smoothly. For this purpose, the concerned authorities shall: 1. Ensure that the job description clearly indicates the purpose and scope of the job required from them and the administrative support and available reasonable accommodation. 2. Establish a work system that allows granting flexible working hours for those who find it difficult to complete official working hours in a manner that does not violate applicable l…

Article (7) Performance Assessment and Management In evaluating job performance of special needs (People of Determination), the concerned authorities should focus on the results to be achieved in job descriptions, not on how to achieve them, taking into consideration:

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Cabinet Resolution of 2018 Regarding Supporting Special Needs (People of Determination) Work 6 1. To grant them the right to determine their performance targets, in addition to discuss and agree on these targets with them in accordance with what has been allowed by Performance Management Systems at the organization where they work. 2. To grant them the right of assessment, promotions, bounces... etc in accordance…

Article (8) Career Development and Learning Opportunities Concerned authorities are committed to provide suitable path for special needs (People of Determination) that enables them to achieve their ambition; including the following: 1. Enabling them to find appropriate opportunities to develop their full professional and functional potential on an equal basis with other staff. 2. Developing the necessary programs to improve their skills deliberately and systematically within the training and development plans for those authorities. 3. Providing all the necessary material, environmental and educational conditions that suit their needs to grant their right of obtaining suitable education and t…

Article (9) Organizational Conferences, Meetings and Events Concerned authorities are committed to involve and integrate special needs (People of Determination) in the activities they undertake or participate in, including: 1. Providing all the facilities and technical media that enable them to enter conferences, meetings and events. 2. Not to be deprived of the opportunity of presentations, training and experience-exchange with

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Cabinet Resolution of 2018 Regarding Supporting Special Needs (People of Determination) Work 8 others and participation in all events and activities related to their work and the jobs they occupy.

Article (10) Maintain and Rejoin Their Job 1. All special needs (People of Determination) are entitled to maintain their jobs; and this does not preclude the increase in the disability rate as long as they are able to perform their work and in a manner that does not conflict with the human resources laws in this regard. 2. The concerned authorities shall enable special needs (People of Determination) to maintain their jobs in accordance with Human Resources Laws; including what follows: a. Taking all the sufficient procedures and administrative and institutional decisions. b. Providing job environment and work site, increase training operations or editing and adjusting work conditions. c. Gr…

Article (11) Final Provisions The Ministry shoulder the responsibility of coordination with Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation and Federal Authority for Government Human Resources to develop systems specifying the nature of reasonable accommodations required by the special needs (People of Determination) in the work environment; providing that the following shall be considered in determining the controls of its submission: 1. Size and resources of the concerned authority. 2. Nature and circumstances of work environment. 3. Type, nature and degree of disability. 4. Non-placement of additional burdens without sufficient justification. 5. Any other standards and controls that ensure…

Article (12) The Ministry shall shoulder the responsibility of coordination with the concerned authorities to implement all what is related to this Resolution.

Article (13) The Minister of Society Development, or his authorized representative, shall issue the necessary organizational decisions to implement the provisions of this Resolution.

Article (14) This Resolution shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall come into effect from the day following the date of publication thereof. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Prime Minister Issued by us at the Palace of the Presidency in Abu Dhabi: Date: 16 / Dhul Qidah / 1439 AH Corresponding to: 29 / July /2018 AD

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