The Ministry of Human Resources and\nEmiratisation [MOHRE] has announced the start of Mid-Day Break for labourers at\nproject and construction sites from 12:30pm until 3pm from the 15th of June\ntill the 15th of September 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mohsen Al Nassi, Acting Assistant\nUnder-Secretary for Inspection Affairs at the Ministry of Human Resources and\nEmiratisation said that the midday break \u2013 being implemented for the eighteenth\nconsecutive year \u2013 comes under the Ministry\u2019s continued implementation of its\nintegrated system for occupational health and safety. The regulations aim to\nprovide a safe working environment for labourers and spare them the risks of\nexposure to high temperatures during the summer months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He pointed out that the Mid-Day Break\nduring the afternoon hours is a key feature of the UAE labour market, and has\nachieved positive results over the past years. Notably, this has led to a\nsignificant reduction in the cases of workers’ exposure to heat exhaustion and\nheat stroke, reinforced by relevant reports issued by the health authorities in\nthe country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Al Nassi praised the positive role\nand support of the private sector establishments who have committed to\nimplementing the Mid-Day Break over the years. This is a fundamental pillar of\nsuccess that has been achieved with the active participation of the community\nreflecting the human dimension of the Emirati society which lays a lot of\nemphasis on the health and safety of workers and labourers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added that in concurrence with the\nMid-Day Break, various awareness and guidance activities and initiatives that\nfocus on educating workers and employers about the importance of adhering to\nthe work ban at the specified times will be implemented in cooperation with\ngovernment and private entities and institutions in the various regions and\nemirates of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Ministry also said that it\nreceives reports from community members about any violation of the Mid-Day\nBreak through the call center on 600590000 from Monday to Saturday from 8:00 am\nto 8:00 pm in several languages in addition to receiving reports through the\nsmart application to the Ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some jobs are exempted from the work\nban in the afternoon for technical reasons which requires work to continue\nuninterrupted. These include project works such as spreading the asphalt\nmixture or pouring concrete or other work necessary to ward off danger, repair,\ndamage, malfunctions or accidental emergency losses, including work to repair\nobstruction in water supply lines, sewage lines, electric lines, or obstruction\nof traffic on public roads, and gas or oil pipelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It also excludes works whose\nimplementation requires a permit from a competent government agency due to\ntheir impact on the flow of traffic and services, such as cutting off\nelectricity and telecom lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the event of works or tasks that\nfor technical reasons should continue without interruption during the afternoon\nhours, the employer shall provide cold drinking water commensurate with the\nnumber of workers on duty, and the conditions of safety and public health\nshould be maintained by providing hydrating food and liquid such as salt, lemon\nand other materials that are approved for use by the local authorities in the\ncountry. In addition, companies should keep provisions for first-aid at the\nwork site, appropriate industrial cooling facilities and shades from direct\nsunlight, and providing a shaded place for workers to rest during their\ndowntime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Employers are also required to post\nthe schedule of daily working hours in a prominent place in accordance with the\nprovisions of the midday break, provided that it is in a language that the\nworker understands in addition to Arabic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An administrative fine will be\nimposed on establishments that violate the midday break amounting to AED 5,000\nfor each worker and a maximum of AED 50,000 in the case that multiple workers\nare working in violation of the midday break.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation [MOHRE] has announced the start of Mid-Day Break for labourers at project and construction sites from 12:30pm until 3pm from the 15th of June till the 15th of September 2022. Mohsen Al Nassi, Acting Assistant Under-Secretary for Inspection Affairs at the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation said …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44298,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46831"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46832,"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46831\/revisions\/46832"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}