Is employer liable for worker's emergency medical treatment?

I am a restaurant owner. Last year, one of my employees fell ill and was hospitalised as an emergency case. He did not have health insurance. The hospital filed a case against the restaurant claiming that as the legal sponsor it was obliged to provide health insurance for its employees. Is this justified?

- MOHAMMAD EBRAHIM AL SHAIBA

Articles 9, 10 and 11 of Law No 11 of 2013 regarding health insurance in Dubai stipulate that it is the employer/sponsor's responsibility to provide health insurance for employees. The cost must be borne by the employer and cannot be passed on to employees.