The UAE has announced one of its strongest wage protection reforms in years, ordering all private-sector companies to pay employee salaries on the first day of every Gregorian month starting June 1, 2026, as authorities intensify efforts to tighten labour compliance and strengthen worker protections across the country.

Payments made after that date will be considered delayed, government resolution states

Thresholds for compliance, consequences for delays outlined in ministerial resolution.

The UAE has announced one of its strongest wage protection reforms in years, ordering all private-sector companies to pay employee salaries on the first day of every Gregorian…

Learn when UAE companies are officially late in paying salaries, what counts as wage delay, and how the 85% rule under the Wage Protection System applies to workers.