Q: Hello Sir/Madam, I am currently working for an Abu Dhabi private company. My contract is a limited contract and I completed 10 months of service in this company. I don't like this company, how to cancel my visa legally and how much will I pay to my company? My basic salary is AED 500 and overtime AED 350, so how much in total I will pay for the cancellation process? please clarify me

Q: Hi. I am on an unlimited contract as a project manager at a company in Dubai. I resigned from my job during the probation period, as I had to leave the country urgently and couldn't work for more than three weeks of my notice period. The company is asking me to pay them 45 days compensation as per my full salary and not my basic salary. First, are they entitled to any payment from me? Secondly, could they ask for payment as per my full salary or only basic salary? I appreciate any help on this issue. Thank you.

Q: Dear Madam, Please advise. If an employee terminates the limited contract before its expiry date, is he entitled for gratuity/leave salary/air ticket? He had completed only 14 months.

Q: I am working in Jebel Ali Free Zone with a limited contract. As per my offer letter I have to serve the notice period of 60 days and 45 days of basic salary. But I came to know my employer is charging 45 days of gross salary after serving the complete notice period. Just wanted to check, is it legal to ask for 45 days of gross salary in case I serve the complete notice period?

Q: Good day, I left the job one year ago with the consent of my employer but they have my passport and not cancelling my visa. They are asking me to pay them AED 10 for not finishing the contract and worked only for 8 months. Please let me know what action should I take to make myself legal or come back to my home country.

Q: Hi. My limited-term employment contract states as below. Please let me know, does this entitle my employer to deduct 6 months salary if I terminate the contract without serving a notice period. "Should either party desire to terminate the renewed contract, such party shall notify the other party of such desire within (3 Months) prior to the date of termination. Such period shall be similar for both parties. Both parties have agreed that the termination wage to be paid by the terminating party to the other party shall be equivalent to the value of the worker’s total wage in (3 months). Such wage shall be similar for both parties."

Q: If I want to go back to my country on a limited visa within 5 months, do I have to pay a fine to the company, and if I have, how much? Please, can you tell?

Q: Dear sir/madam, My contract doesn't state any notice period so I resigned from my work. I gave one month's notice. My employer says that I need to work an extra month and she has refused to cancel my visa. My new employer wants me to start working. What should I do?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, Where specifically in the law can you find this answer: If an employee terminates the limited contract before the expiry date, they are not eligible for any benefits like gratuity, leave salary, and ticket. Instead, the employee has to compensate the employer with 45 days' salary if the employer makes a claim for it.

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.

سوف نستهدف هنا الوصول إلى كيفية احتساب مكافأة نهاية الخدمة بما يتماشى مع ما نص عليه قانون العمل في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة وما دأب عليه القضاء فيها، إضافة إلى طرح تعاريف الألفاظ التي أوردها القانون، للوصول إلى نتيجتين: الأولى؛ ما هو الأساس الذي تحتسب عليه مكافأة نهاية الخدمة، والثانية؛ كيفية احتساب حدها الأقصى.

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).