United Arab Emirates Benefits & Details

Benefits vary by country in accordance with each country’s employment laws. This page serves as an overview of benefits for the United Arab Emirates. The Employer of Record for the UAE, Remote, can provide additional details on the benefits that they administer (denoted below with *).

In addition to location-specific benefits, Shared Benefits are available to all team members.

Holidays*

  • New Year’s Day
  • Eid Al Fitr (3-4 days)
  • Day of Arafah
  • Eid Al Adha (4 days)
  • Islamic New Year (1-2 days)
  • Prophet’s Birthday (1-2 days)
  • Commemoration Day
  • UAE National Day
  • Day after National Day

All holidays are determined by the Employer of Record and may vary by year.

Annual leave/Vacation Time*

Team members accrue 20 days of annual leave in their first year. Any unused annual leave from the first year will be lost on the first anniversary. After completing one full year of service, team members are entitled to 30 calendar days (22 working days) of paid leave annually. Accrual increases to 25 working days per year on your third anniversary at thoughtbot.

If needed, team members may borrow up to 10 days from their future year’s accrual. Up to half of your annual leave can be carried over to the next year if unused, or alternatively be paid out at the end of the year.

Sick Time*

Team members can take up to 90 days of sick leave per year. The first 15 days are fully paid, and the next 30 days are paid at 50% rate. The remaining period is unpaid. A doctor’s certificate may be required for extended leaves.

Parental Leave*

All thoughtbot team members are eligible for both paid and unpaid parental leave after the birth or adoption of a child. The paid and unpaid leave can be combined for up to 6 months (counted as 26 straight weeks regardless of holidays) of total time off and must be completed by the 1st birthday or 1-year adoption anniversary. Team members may be eligible for more time off. thoughtbot ensures 6 weeks 100% paid parental leave for all non-birthing parents and 12 weeks 100% paid parental leave for all birthing parents. Public holidays are not additional paid days during any part of parental leave. In locations with their own system for paid leave, thoughtbot’s policy runs concurrently with the local system.

Bereavement Leave

Team members may take up to 5 paid days off anytime someone close passes away. This includes pregnancy loss. We understand the deep impact that death can have on an individual or a family. If you need more than 5 days off, you can also use your accrued paid time off or unpaid time off.

Medical Insurance*

Medical Insurance is available through Orient (Allianz).

Payroll Cycle*

All payments are processed through Remote. All bonuses, stipends, and expense reimbursements are added to the monthly payment, which is made on or before the last working day of each month, payable in arrears. The cut off date for submitting and approving expenses is the 5th of the month.

Notice Period*

The details of your notice period can be found in your Remote contract. The standard notice period for the UAE is 30 days.