An employee of the private sector is entitled to:

• a paid leave of five days in the event of the death of spouse and
• a paid leave of three days in the event of the death of a parent, child, sibling, grandchild or grandparent.

Find out more information about leaves in the Federal Decree Law No. 33 of 2021 on the Regulation of Labour Relations in the Private Sector ‘The UAE Labour Law’- (PDF, 2.63 MB).