Q: What is the correct procedure for an employer to terminate an employee who holds an unlimited contract? How many warning letters? Max and Min time between these letters? The content of the warning/termination letter?

Q: Hi, For the termination under a limited contract, how many warnings the employer should give and what reasons should he mention in termination letter?

Q: Is it legal for an employer to end a contract basically with the 2 months as per the labour law and not having solid reasons without going through the process of written warning in order to terminate an employee? Thank you.

The UAE has adopted a major reform in its legislative system that brought about 40 new laws and amendments to the company law, criminal law, personal status, among others. The amendments aim to develop the legislative structure in various sectors, the labor law being one of these, was the most recent. We try in this article to shed light on the changes introduced with the new labor law and their significance on both, the employer and employee.

The provisions of this Law, known as "UAE Labour Law", govern the relationship between employers and employees and other labour matters in the United Arab Emirates. There are special labour related regulations applicable in some of the free zones in the UAE.

This Decree sets the rules and conditions for the termination of fixed-term (limited) or unlimited (not term-bound) employment contract between employer and worker in the United Arab Emirates.

The provisions of this Decree-Law, known as "New UAE Labor Law", govern labour relations in the private sector of the United Arab Emirates. The New Labor Law repeals the previous UAE Labor Law (Federal Law No. (8) of 1980).