This Is The Crucial New Information About Sick Leave That Everyone Needs To Hear

Sick leave for any previous days will no longer be issued.

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) announced the changes in rules which mean you can only gain sick leave on the day you visit the clinic. 

Both public and private medical facilities are urged not to give out predated sick leave, and the electronic system which administers sick leave has been reprogrammed to deny predated sick-leave.

The new rules are effective from today

This is part of a strategy to update regulations in the health sector. The DHA are working on an electronic system that will connect all licensed medical facilities, and it aims raise the standards of both health professionals and facilities.