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The Committee aims to provide employees with the opportunity to appeal final

administrative decisions and actions that affect their legal and employment status, roles,

and work conditions, ensuring fairness, impartiality, job satisfaction, and compliance

with public service laws and professional conduct standards.

The Decree establishes the Grievance Adjudication Committee to review appeals

submitted to the Central Grievances Committee. It includes a Chairman, Deputy Chair,

and members with legal and HR expertise, appointed by the Chairman of The Executive

Council of Dubai. The Committee must include representatives from the General

Secretariat of The Executive Council, the Supreme Legislative Committee, and the Dubai

Government HR Department. The Decree also defines the mandates, duties, and the

responsibilities of Grievance Adjudication Committee, its chairman and members.

Employees may submit grievances within 14 working days from receiving written notice

of the Committee’s decision, or after the Committee’s decision deadline. Late

submissions are allowed only with a valid excuse.

Grievances may be submitted to the Central Grievances Committee on grounds such as

lack of jurisdiction, violation or misapplication of the law, failure to follow essential

procedures, abuse of authority, decisions against the public interest, excessive discipline,

or actions taken without a valid reason.

The Decree outlines the grievance submission process and the reasons a grievance may

be rejected, including: if it falls outside the Grievance Adjudication Committee’s

jurisdiction, if it is submitted after the deadline, if the matter has already been decided

by the Committee or the courts, or if the employee does not have the right or legitimate

interest to file the grievance.

All decisions of the Grievance Adjudication Committee are final and binding on the

government entity, and cannot be challenged administratively, though employees may

still appeal to the courts.

The Chairman, members, staff, and any experts of the Committee must maintain strict

confidentiality of all information, documents, and decisions, even after leaving the

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