Q: I was working in one company which is in Hamriyah Free Zone. My visa is stamped on 10 June 2018. I went on emergency leave on 12 Oct, and since then I have not returned to work. I have sent a resignation email on 22 Nov through email and requested to proceed for visa cancellation. But nobody has responded back to me. I am still out of the UAE. Can you please advise me?

Q: In 2013, I was working in the UAE on an employment visa. I had to return back to India in short time with the intention of joining back in a week's time but the situation didn't permit. Hence, my visa was not cancelled. I also had a horrible employer and they used to deduct money from my salary for mistakes that happened or losses that occurred to the company because of my negligence. That way I had AED 600 due to them. I don't know whether they have put any ban on me or whether they reported me as absconding or if any other charges have been framed against me. Just when I informed them that I am not joining back, they sent an email asking me to send my passport for cancellation and pay AED 600. However, I couldn't trust sending the passport by courier for visa cancellation. Now, I would like to travel on a visit visa to Dubai with my family. It's been more than 4 years now but I am afraid if there is any kind of case filed against me then I will be detained at the airport or will be asked to pay a heavy fine.

Q: I was with a company in Dubai for 22 days, due to a family emergency I left home and paid compensation as in the work contract (45 days salary was the compensation). After 6 months of exit, I started requesting the company to cancel my visa and Emirates ID, but they are ignoring it. They want me not to come to the UAE again. Can you guide me on this?

Q: Hello, Can I terminate an employee while he's on leave so that his notice period begins already? Thank you! Best regards E.

س: هل يستحق العامل تعويضًا إذا فُصِل تعسفيًا أثناء إجازته السنوية؟ ملحوظة: قضي العامل ٦ سنوات وثلاثة أشهر بعمله. وفضلاً، هل هناك صيغة قانونية لإنهاء التعاقد؟ لأن الشركة تريد إجباري على توقيع اتفاقية من ٦ صفحات كتبها المحامي الخاص بالشركة، فهل لي أن أعترض؟

س: السلام عليكم، عند تقديم إخطار ترك العمل مع احترام فترة الإخطار المذكورة في العقد وهي شهرين، هل أذكر أسباب ترك العمل في الإخطار أم لا؟ وهل يحق للشركة أن تطالبني بحقوق في حالة تقديم هذا الإخطار للموافقة عليه؟ هل يجوز للشركة إصدار حرمان لي من دخول الدولة؟ شكرًا لحضرتك!

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).