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Abu Dhabi: The UAE Human Rights Organisation has urged the Labour Ministry to scrap the six-month work ban on employees who quit jobs after fulfilling their labour contracts, calling the practice 'unfair'.
The Ministry of Labour imposes a six-month work ban automatically along with the cancellation of the labour card, regardless of the number of years a person serves in a company.
"The six month ban is not a fair practice. If a worker completes his contract period then why should there be a ban on him? Should he not be allowed to look for better prospects? The current system allows employers to abuse the workers," said Farooq Mohammad, Chairman of the Labour and Naturalisation and Residency Committee of the Emirates Human Rights Association (EHRA).
Removal of the ban requires a No Objection Certificate (NoC) from the employer until the employee completes three years with the employer. Once three years are completed employees can pay a fee to remove the work ban.
"Employers warn employees to forget about their legal dues if they need an NoC from them. They use [it] as a way to threaten their employees," he said.
The ministry should be the deciding authority on the ban and it should not be up to the employers, Mohammad said.
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