The Abu Dhabi Labor Court was established with the aim of providing a judicial system that meets the requirements of Abu Dhabi labor market. The court is located in Musaffah where the majority of Abu Dhabi laborers reside; and it has the competence to consider cases involving workers in the private sector, through the application of the Labor Law and the Human Rights Charter, taking into account speed and fairness while resolving cases. The Labor court consists of five "minor" chambers, one "major" chamber two "appeal" chambers, and one "enforcement" division.
- In accordance with Decision No. 22 of 2018 issued by H.H. Chairman of ADJD, a specialized court has been established in the city of Abu Dhabi under the name of Abu Dhabi Labour Court. The court has the same geographical jurisdiction of Abu Dhabi Court of First Instance and its subsidiary, and comprises of minor and major chambers at the first level, and of appellate court, in addition to an enforcement division.
Under the supervision of the Labor Court, a fast-track labour chamber has been established, which has jurisdiction over all minor simple labor cases. Besides, the labour court considers labor summary matters.
Under the law and to protect the interests of both parties, the Labor Court had previously required litigants, to resort first to the Reconciliation Committees, in an attempt to find amicable solutions to their disputes. But in early 2017, the reconciliation committees in the labor court were removed with a view to speed up the process of litigation and dispute resolution. The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization refer the dispute to the Labour Court and after registering the case in the electronic registration section, Case Managers proceeds with managing the dispute directly then refer the case file to the competent chamber, having they served a notice of the hearing date to the defendant.
