Q: Hi I'm employed by a Dubai-based LLC entity, and it has been 20 months as of now & my contract states as an unlimited period. In case the employer terminates my contract with immediate effect due to the cost of redundancy, please advise what will be the end of service & compensations. Thanks

Q: Hello. I have been working for one company a year and a half. Yesterday, I was told that due to redundancy they don't require my services. The letter they gave me is extremely controversial- stating that my contract is terminated with immediate effect, and on the other side, I am asked to serve a one-month contractual notice. So my question is, is that legal? Am I entitled for more than one salary due to redundancy? Do I have to work for the notice since its immediate termination? Thank you

Q: Dear Sir, I want to ask a question. I am currently working in a small workshop that includes 10 workers. My employer made my salary in the labour contract AED 700 per month, but after one year I got a driving license and he increased my salary to AED 2000. Now I have no proof that he increased my salary, but I have salary card that mentions AED 2000. If I file a case in the labour court that he did not give me my salary for the last 4 months, then which salary does the court count, 700 or 2000?

Q: Is there a provision in the UAE Labor law for flight ticket encashment? Or is it based on the company HR policy? Thank you in advance.

Q: Good day! I am writing to get advice on behalf of one of my junior employees. He has resigned from the company after working here for 8 years during which the company has provided him with a ticket back home once during his vacation. Right now, he is willing to go back home and the company is refusing to provide him the ticket (based on the reason that he resigned and was not terminated), and refusing to include "unused" ticket allowances as well based on "he did not use them on time". Please let me know if they are legally obliged to provide him with the ticket and if yes, how can I help him to get it?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, Unused Vacation Ticket: I resigned from the company after 2 years of working, but my company is not giving me my unused air ticket money. I am not leaving the country, and I am working in a new company now. Can I claim the air ticket from my previous company?

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).