Dubai : No more ban stamps in expats passports

Dubai: Passports of expatriates barred by the Ministry of Labour from working in the UAE will no longer get a ban stamp, a circular issued by the ministry said.

According to the circular issued on July 17, expatriates sanctioned with a one- year work ban will only be registered in the ministry's database.An official at the Labour Relations Department said that having the ban stamped on one's passport was deemed "uncivilised."

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UAE : Expat secretaries to be allowed new positions

Dubai: Expatriate secretaries will be able to continue working for their employers as long as the title and nature of their positions are adjusted, said a senior labour official.Dr Khalid Al Khazraji, Undersecretary of Labour, said that although secretarial positions were to be emiratised, employers were being given the option to keep their former expatriate secretaries as long as they were given alternative positions.

"There is a need for flexibility in implementing the rules. The idea is to encourage companies to employ UAE nationals," he said. However, he added that secretarial positions were exclusively reserved for UAE nationals.

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Dubai : No more ban stamps in expats passports

By Abbas Al Lawati and Wafa Issa, Gulf News Staff Reporters

Dubai: Passports of expatriates barred by the Ministry of Labour from working in the UAE will no longer get a ban stamp, a circular issued by the ministry said. According to the circular issued on July 17, expatriates sanctioned with a one- year work ban will only be registered in the ministry's database.

An official at the Labour Relations Department said that having the ban stamped on one's passport was deemed "uncivilised."

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