MOHRE Services for Establishments

Employment Contract Renewal and Issuance with MOHRE

Employment contract renewal and issuance for establishments: we prepare the application and follow up its requirements until the result of the transaction is issued.

What We Handle in Employment Contract Issuance and Renewal

At Instant PRO we prepare applications to issue and renew employment contracts for establishments before the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, and we follow them up until the authority issues the result of the transaction, including following up on whatever the Ministry may ask to be completed. This service is one of the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation services that we handle for employers.

We work with the establishment that needs a labour contract in Dubai for a single hire, and with the company whose contract and permit transactions recur with every hiring batch and every renewal cycle.

The Nature of the Service and Its Legal Basis

The employer and the worker set the term of a private-sector employment contract — in everyday use, the labour contract — and the contract may be renewed by agreement of the two parties under Article (8) of Federal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2021 Concerning the Regulation of Labour Relations and its amendments. The renewal period is treated as an extension of the original term and is added to it when calculating the worker’s continuous service. The procedures for issuing or renewing the contract, however, are subject to the requirements and deadlines of the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation.

Cases of Issuance and Renewal

Issuing a New Employment Contract

An application to issue an employment contract is submitted within 60 days of the worker’s entry into the country or the change of their status, according to the service card at the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation. Issuing the work permit itself is a separate transaction.

Renewing an Existing Contract

In an employment contract renewal transaction, the Ministry allows the work permit to be renewed within 60 days before the permit’s term expires, and the application to renew the contract is submitted by the person legally authorised to sign on behalf of the establishment.

Service Conditions and Requirements

The Ministry provides the service to establishments and accepts the application when the following are met:

The establishment’s licence must be valid, with no violations that lead to the suspension of its activity under the applicable legal regulations.
A worker who holds a specialised profession or a position that requires a licence to practise the profession must satisfy what the legislation in force requires.
The application to renew the contract must be submitted by the person legally authorised to sign on behalf of the establishment.

The details of the service on the Ministry’s website remain the reference on which we rely in every transaction.

Required Documents

The approved employment contract form issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation is required, bearing the signatures of both the employer and the worker. The Ministry may request additional data or requirements depending on the circumstances of the application.

How the Transaction Is Completed

The transaction passes through the stages below, which are the Ministry’s own stages; our work within them is preparing the application and following it up according to the authority the establishment grants us:

Step 1 - Worker Details

The establishment provides us with the worker’s details, the type of transaction required, and the permit expiry date.

Step 2 - Preparing and Submitting the Application

We prepare the application, and it is submitted through the Ministry’s channels using the digital identity, with the data completed and the required documents attached.

Step 3 - Awareness Session

The awareness session for skill levels 5 to 9 is completed where it applies to the worker.

Step 4 - Fees

The application details are reviewed and the prescribed fees are paid.

Step 5 - Approval and Follow-Up

Once the requirements are met and the application is approved, the employment contract is approved electronically, the establishment is notified of any additional requirements where needed, and we follow the transaction until the result is issued.

The Ministry announces a completion time of two working days for the service. This is a period set by the authority, and the issuing of the result remains in its hands, so no office can guarantee the authority’s decision or its timing. The establishment is notified of the result of the application once it is completed. We receive requests Monday to Friday, from 9 AM to 6 PM, and a contact channel for urgent cases is available 24/7.

Fees

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation sets the government fees for the service, and the fees approved by it remain the reference when the application is submitted. We explain the government fees and Instant PRO’s fees to the client separately before we begin.

Notice: The federal government fees are separate from our office’s fees and from any commission that service centres charge when an application is submitted through them.

What We Handle in Your Transaction

In every transaction we review the application data before it is submitted and match it against the requirements published in the service card, and we follow up with the establishment on completing whatever shortfalls the Ministry notifies. We coordinate with the person authorised to sign on its behalf, then follow the status of the transaction with the authority and alert the establishment to any action required of it until the result is issued.

Instant PRO is independent of the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation and does not represent it, and cannot guarantee the authority’s decision or its timing.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between an employment contract and a work permit?

The contract documents the terms of the relationship between the employer and the worker — pay, occupation and term — whereas the permit is the authorisation to work for the establishment. The parties set the contract’s term in accordance with the law, while the procedures for the permit and for issuing or renewing the contract are subject to the deadlines and requirements the Ministry sets.

When do the procedures to renew an employment contract begin?

According to the service card, the work permit linked to the transaction may be renewed within 60 days before the permit’s term expires, and the application to renew the contract is submitted by the person legally authorised to sign on behalf of the establishment.

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