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We would like to inform you that we wish you to clarify your inquiry so that we can help you legally and accurately if you mean the provisions of overtime work has been stipulated in the following articles of the UAE Labor Law:

Article 68

 Where the work circumstances require a worker to work overtime between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. he shall be entitled in respect of such overtime to the wage stipulated for his normal working hours, plus a supplement of at least 50 per cent of that wage.

 Article 69

 The number of hours of actual overtime shall not exceed two a day, unless such work is essential for preventing a substantial loss or a serious accident, or eliminating or alleviating the impact of the latter.

Article 70

Friday shall be the normal weekly rest day for all workers except the daily-paid. Where a worker has to be put on duty on that day, he shall be compensated with a substitute rest day or be paid his basic wage for his normal hours of work plus a supplement of at least 50 per cent of that wage.

Article 71:

No worker other than a daily-paid shall be required to work more than two successive Fridays