In UAE, the Federal law* on the Regulation of Employment Relations and the subsequent ministerial resolutions are silent on the retirement age of employees in the country.
However, the current employment law allows the application of the provisions of previous employment law, i.e. Federal Law No 8 of 1980 Regulating Employment Relations and other ministerial resolutions in such instances. This is by Article 73 (3) of the current employment law, which states, “Decisions, regulations and rules in force prior to the entry into force of the provisions of this Decree-Law shall continue to apply to the extent that they do not conflict with the provisions hereof until they are replaced in accordance with the provisions of this Decree-Law.”
Based on the provision of current employment law, Ministerial Resolution No 52 of 1989 on the Rules and Procedures to be adopted at the Labour Permits Section concerning the Recruitment of Non-national Employees for Employment in UAE mentions 60 years as the retirement age of expatriate employees who are employed in the private sector.
