Check Your Cook/Chef Contract — UAE
Upload your cook or chef contract. AI checks working hours, food cost deductions, accommodation terms, and salary protections in 30 seconds.
What TenderScan checks in your cook contract:
What We Find
Critical risk areas our AI flags in cook and chef contracts
Split Shift Exploitation
Contracts requiring morning and evening cooking with unpaid gaps in between — effectively 14-hour availability for 8 hours of pay.
Food Cost Deductions
Clauses deducting spoiled ingredients or wasted food from the cook's salary. Employer bears the cost of kitchen supplies under UAE law.
No Rest Day Specified
Missing weekly rest day entitlement. Domestic workers including cooks are guaranteed one paid rest day per week under Federal Law No. 10/2017.
Inadequate Accommodation
Vague or missing terms for live-in accommodation. The law requires adequate private quarters with proper facilities.
Holiday Cooking Obligations
Contracts requiring additional cooking for parties and events with no overtime compensation. Additional duties beyond normal scope require extra pay.
Hygiene Liability Clauses
Unreasonable personal liability for food safety incidents, transferring employer responsibilities for kitchen hygiene and food storage to the cook.
Real Finding
We found “cook shall prepare all meals and be available for special events without additional compensation” in 45% of cook contracts analysed. Event catering beyond normal duties requires overtime pay.