Q: Hi, Please help me by clarifying the leave encashment claims during my resignation. I have worked in a firm for 3 years and I have 25 days of annual leave pending. Is that on the basis of gross salary or basic + HRA? Kindly advise

Q: Hi, Quick questions: 1- How is the annual leave calculated if someone has completed more than one year in service. a- Leave of 30 days in 12 months; i.e. 11 months of work + 1 month leave = 30 days in 12 months. b- Leave of 30 days after completing 12 months every year; i.e. 12 months of work + 1 month leave = 30 days in 13 months. 2 - Is the leave period considered for the calculation of subsequent leave entitlement? Or is it calculated from the date of rejoining after leave (leave period excluded)?

Q: Is leave salary calculation based on basic salary or full salary at the time of resignation or termination?

س: موظف لديه 40 يوم إجازة سنوية وقدم استقالته وتم حسب مكافأة نهاية الخدمة. كيف يمكن حساب إجازته السنوية؟

Q: Hi, How to calculate leave if an employee has already ended her contract but has 30 days of leave that she did not use?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I am from South Africa, employed under a UAE fixed-term contract to work in Madagascar. My rotation is 12 weeks on and 3 weeks off, unpaid. I've been with them for over a year. I've just been terminated, and my employer says I'm not entitled to annual leave due to the rotational contract. Is this correct?

Q: Hello, Is sabbatical leave mandatory for a UAE national working in a private company? If yes, how many days? Thank you!

Three new ministerial decrees containing a new set of rules for the labour market were issued by the UAE Ministry of Labour last year and came into force on the 1st of January this year. The decrees are expected to alter the contractual relationship between employers and workers in the UAE.

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).