Q: I was terminated from my job without any notice from my employer, and they are still holding my visa cancellation.

Q: I would like to know if the actions of my employer are eligible. I have been working for the company for more than 3 years. I got pregnant a few months back and I informed the management of my company about this. I have been told that I can't go on maternity leave and I should submit my resignation letter asap, otherwise, the employer is going to terminate me with a ban or something like this, they did not clarify. I do not want to lose the job. I just want to know if the law protects me in this situation.

Q: Sir, I am currently working for a construction company in Dubai. We haven't received our salaries for 5 months already. I got an offer from another company and they need me to start urgently. As my contract is unlimited, I am required to finish the 1-month notice as per the law. However, I also quoted that as per law, if a certain company has not paid their employees at least 3 months, the employee is entitled to leave without completing the notice period. I filed a complaint at the MOHRE with a reason of leaving the company in 2 weeks' notice due to the failure of releasing salaries. I also need to get my settlement as soon as possible as well. Now, they are threatening me that this case will go against me and my future career employment. Any advice on what to do?

Q: I have been terminated from my unlimited contract after working in a company for 15 months with no notice period. They say it's because the upper management has found that my performance is not good enough. I have not received any paperwork or warnings that I need to improve otherwise I will be terminated. I have also been promoted in January of this year for exemplary performance. What are my rights under the UAE law and articles 120 and 123?

Q: My company terminated me based on articles 82,83,84 & 85 after I got a stroke in November 2019 when I was on duty and the company took me to hospital. My GM also visited me home saying that no need to submit sick leave as it will cost you every time. Once you're fine come to work. They forcefully took signature on annual leave after one month of my sickness. I was paralyzed from one side and was not in a condition to travel, still, the company issued me a ticket part of the annual leave. Now, they have terminated me and did not pay the salary to me since January 2020 nor are they paying my physiotherapy bills. They didn't even give me any notice period before termination. Please advise what can I do. I have even filed a labour complaint but it's of no use. I am a driver by profession. Please contact me. Thank you

Q: Can my company cancel my labor contract without my knowledge? If they cancel, what do I have to do?

س: أنهى صاحب العمل عقدي وأنا مدوام في العمل بدون إنذاري وبدون توقيعي. ماذا أفعل؟

Q: Hello I have a lodged a labour case against my company and the court hearings are in the process. A few days back, I got a msg from labour that my cancellation for the labour contract is submitted. I went to Tasheel and enquired. They told me that only typing is done and can cancel with my permission only. But when I wanted to renew my wife's visa, it could not be done. The system says that my labour contract is cancelled. But my visa is there. Now I want to know if my labour contract can be cancelled without my permission. The company gave me position redundancy as a reason as I was expensive overhead.

Q: Dear Team, Good day! Two days ago, I lodged a complaint with the legal team regarding the non-payment of my salary for the past four months. Yesterday, the legal team sent a mail to the company regarding this issue. However, upon seeing this mail, my company terminated my employment, citing an unspecified reason. They also informed me that I should not come to the company starting tomorrow. My question is, how can I fulfill my notice period of 30 days if I am not allowed to come to the company? Additionally, they requested that I hand over the company laptop yesterday. I responded that I would surrender my laptop once I receive my outstanding salary.

Q: I am seeking clarification regarding the notice period and allowance deductions in my final settlement. My work email was disabled immediately upon termination, and I was informed that I do not need to serve the notice period. However, I have been informed that the transportation allowance will be deducted from the notice period in the final settlement. Could you kindly confirm if it is a standard practice or aligned with company policy to deduct the transportation allowance from the notice period, especially given that I am not actively serving it?

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).