Salary change applications to be monitored closely

Dubai: The Ministry of Labour is tightening its procedures on changing salary amount in the labour contract as some low-income workers are increasing theirs to meet the minimum salary requirements to sponsor a family, said a senior official. Saif Al Suwaidi, Acting Executive Director for Labour Affairs at the Ministry of Labour, said the ministry is monitoring any salary change application closely. "We do not change the salary amount or the profession of a person in the labour contract unless the person provides clear evidence that the change is actual and not just a token change," said Al Suwaidi...[Read full story]