Q: Dear Madam, Since I have been terminated from the company with a notice period of 30 days effective from 1st May 2019, should I work all these 30 days? I have an unlimited contract. Terminated due to "economic reason" in the termination letter. So is this term legal, or I can approach the Labor Court for any other compensation? Hope you reply back soon. Thank you

Q: Hello there, I have been informed by my employer for 34 months, that my position is no longer required in our Dubai free zone office. I was employed in 2014 to take up a Dubai-based position and I was informed that I would be taking over a Middle East Director in two years. They have asked that I relocate to the UK in 3 months to take up the same position, they have given me 1 week to accept this offer. Given that there is no mobility clause in my employment contract and offer letter, would I be within my right to refuse this offer on the grounds that it is unreasonable as we now know that it would take us (a family of 4 with 2 children) longer than 3 months to plan and move the family back to the UK? What rights do I have if my employer were to make my position redundant, would I have grounds to sue for constructive dismissal as my performance has never been in question?

Q: Dear Sir, I worked for a consultancy firm in Dubai from October 2015 to September 2018. I have several questions: 1 - I moved to Morrocco in Jan 2018 with the approval of my employer, I kept working with my employer and recieving monthly salary payments up until the end of September 2018. Then I received an email saying that I would be terminated due to economic reasons (I have the written proof as well as bank statements). 2- Upon my moving to Morocco, my salary was reduced from AED 21000 to AED 11000 without justification as to the reduction. 3- My employer refuses to pay my end of service as well as the salaries for September and October, as I have a 30-day leave notice which I have worked. Is there any legal recourse or otherwise I can seize to solve the matter as the employer doesn't return my calls anymore and they do not reply to my emails. Thanks in advance, Amin Echcherradi

Q: My contract is an unlimited contract. I worked for 2 and a half years and have been terminated today; due to "review of the department structure and unfortunately as a result of that review we are terminating your employment with immediate effect". The company has agreed that I do not need to work a notice period. What compensation benefits am I entitled to?

Q: I have been working in a private company since September 2006. Recently they made my position redundant, I am now serving my notice period of three months. I have accrued leave balance so the company forced me to go on leave in order to reduce no of days of leave, I accepted it to adjust my leave days balance against my notice period. Further, based on the current climate amid Covid 19, can my employer further force me to accept a reduction in salary in the last month of my notice period? How will this impact my end of service benefits?

س: السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته، بعد إذنكم أريد توضيحًا جيدًا لأنني لا أعرف ماذا أفعل وما الإجراء الصحيح الذي ينبغي اتخاذه. أنهت الشركة خدماتي، المكان أبو ظبي، وهي شركة تجارية والسبب الانتقال إلى الأمام بالقسم وإعادة هيكلته. العقد غير محدد المدة. في هذه الحالة، هل يُعد هذا سببًا لإنهاء خدماتي؟ لقد أعطوني شهر الإنذار وكان لنهاية شهر ٢/٢٠٢٢ وقد بدأ دوامي بشهر ١٢/٢٠٢٠. لم آخذ إجازة سنوية وقد بعثوا لي الشيك بمكافأة الخدمة والإجازة السنوية على أساس الراتب الأساسي فقط. أرجوكم أفيدوني قانونيًا! هل هذا هو الصحيح أم هناك خطأ في هذه الحالة؟ يريدون أن أوقّع وأستلم الشيك. ماذا أفعل؟

س: السلام عليكم، في حال وجود عقد عمل مُحدد بمدة معينة وهنالك مادة معينة ضمن العقد تتيح للطرفين إنهاء العقد بدون سبب على أن يتم إشعار الطرف الآخر خلال 30 يومًا، هل هذا يعني أن العقد سينتهي وأن الطرف الأول في حال هو مَن أنهى العقد لا يُعوِّض الطرف الثاني عن بقية العقد؟ مع الاحترام!

An interview-format article covering the topic of employment termination without a valid reason in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. Ludmila discusses the aspects of termination, like notice periods, end of service benefits, arbitrary dismissal, unpaid salaries etc.

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