Domestic workers can be returned to recruiters for reasons including not being deemed competent or suitable for the role and being found medically unfit. Getty ImagesInfoLabour ministry says most offences involved failure to provide refunds to employersThe NationalJuly 27, 2026
The UAE fined 42 domestic worker recruitment offices for breaking employment rules in the first half of the year.
Of 135 recorded offences, 106 involved recruiters failing to issue refunds to employers within the legally required two-week period.
Domestic workers can be returned to recruiters for reasons including incompetence, unsuitability, or medical unfitness.
In 2022, updated domestic labour legislation expanded punishable offences, with fines ranging from $5,450 to $27,225 and up to six months in prison.
