Q: Dear Sir, I am working in a company as Manager and the limited contract would be expired on Dec 29, 2017. 10 days before, I received a notice from the employer that they are not interested to renew my contract, without stating a reason. After inquiry, they mentioned that it is due to the restructuring and not related to performance. Since I have a family and kids are going to school, we are under severe pressure. I am in a senior position and it would be difficult to find out a job in 45 days, which puts me and my family in severe mental trauma. Please let me know if I can request the company to renew my contract until I find a job with a minimum salary as maintenance allowance. I am in the UAE since last 11 years and this is the first situation where I am passing through. Please advice and let me know what are my rights. Thanks and regards.

Q: Dear Ma'am, My limited contract expired on the 22nd of November 2017, and my visa will expire on the 20th of January 2018. Is it possible for the employer to give me a non-renewal at this stage i.e. on 10th of January 2018? They have not renewed my contract to date. Is it an offence from the employer to decide a non-renewal at this point? Kindly share your opinion. Your suggestions are really appreciated as soon as possible. Thanks

Q: Dear Sir, I am presently working and my contract will finish on 12 Jan 2019. Legally, no notice was given to me nor told to renew or cancel. How does it go if I do not renew and they don't say anything? Will it renew itself or it gets cancelled?

Q: My visa & insurance card expired on 23/05/2019. On repeated request, the company has not renewed my visa or insurance. They have given the notice on 19/05/2019 that the last working day is 20/07/2019 since the company is closing down this branch. Even after repeated reminders, they have not renewed my visa. Now, they are asking for insurance and visa renewal money, if I need my visa to be renewed. Kindly advise.

Q: Dear sir/madam, My contract expired on November 2021. I have been working for the last 4 months without a contract. Now, they want me to resign or they will terminate me. Please advise!

Q: Hi, I have an ongoing labor case, but my tourist visa is about to expire on December 25. Can I renew my visa and exit?

Q: Dear Lawyers, My contract finished on August 14th. I signed the renewal labor contract, but due to personal reasons, my boss put the renewal on hold because of his anger toward me. Can I still not proceed with the renewal even though I have signed the contract, or can he file a case against me?

When an employee or employer mentions legal issues related to their labour relationship, the first question to be raised is: do you have a limited or unlimited labour contract? We try here to shed light on the relevant provisions of the limited and unlimited contracts in the UAE labour law pertaining to resignation, termination of employment, notice period and calculation of the end of service benefits.

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).