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5 available 5 • View allهل يعتبر إنهاء عقد العمل غير محدد المدة فصلاً تعسفياً؟
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س: تحية وبعد،
إنهاء عقد عمل موظف غير محدد المدة بدون سبب، هل يعتبر تعسفي؟

Oct 2, 2018
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Termination of employment contract for a valid reason
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Q: Hi Sir/Ma'am,
I just want to ask for an advice regarding my status.
I'm currently working for over a year already under an outsourcing company with an unlimited contract and they placed me in a hospital. Unfortunately, the hospital cancelled its contract with our company.
Now, my company sent me an email with an attachment saying that they will be proceeding with cancelling my employment contract as per Article 113 of the UAE Labor Law.
The notice period started last Aug. 22, 2018, and my last working day would be until Sept. 21, 2018.
Now, my concern is what are the benefits that I'm entitled to?
Will I have a problem with the MOL if ever I'll be employed in the future?
And is this basically a termination letter?
Thank you and I hope that you could give me some advice regarding this matter.

Aug 30, 2018
873
Filing a case against the employer for arbitrary dismissal 
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Q: Is it possible if I file a complaint against my employer to go outside the country even for only one month?
I will file arbitrary dismissal because they terminated me for no reason.

May 24, 2018
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مستحقات العامل عند إقالته في العقود غير محددة المدة


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س: عقدي غير محدد المدة وتم توقيعه بتاريخ 12 فبراير 2018 وقد استلمت خطاب إقالة بتاريخ 16 مارس 2020 يخطروني فيه بأن أداوم شهر طبقًا للعقد المُبرَم وأنهم سيعطوني مستحقاتي المالية بعد قضاء هذا الشهر وبعد إنهاء مسؤوليتي بالعمل وتسليمها للبديل.
مع العلم أن إقامتي ستنتهي في 19 مارس 2020.
ما مستحقاتي وما فترة السماح لي بالبلد بعد إلغاء عقد العمل؟
وهل هذا يعتبر فصلاً تعسفيًا؟



Mar 25, 2020
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إنهاء خدمة العامل أثناء إجازته السنوية بسبب سوء الأحوال الاقتصادية



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س: السلام عليكم،
تم فصلي بعد ٦ سنوات من الخدمة لظروف العمل الاقتصادية بعد فيروس كورونا. العقد غير محدد المدة.
الفصل لم يسبقه إنذار و تم إبلاغي به أثناء إجازتي السنوية. برجاء الإفادة عن المستحقات، خاصة مكافأة نهاية الخدمة إذا كانت تُحتسَب على أساس شهر عن كل عام خدمة حال الفصل التعسفي.
أعمل في أحد الفنادق بدبي.




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خضع تنظيم عقد العمل لتعديل وتحديث مستمر في الإمارات العربية المتحدة نظراً لأهميته في تنظيم العلاقة بين العامل وصاحب العمل ليعكس إراتيهما الفعلية ويلحظ كافة التفاصيل التي تبقي على التوازن في العلاقة العمالية. لذا يتوجب على كل من العامل وصاحب العمل البقاء على اطلاع دائم على التعديلات المتعلقة بهذا الشأن لتفادي أية عواقب ناجمة عن تصرفات قانونية معينة.
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Laws & Regulations
3 available 3 • View allFederal Law No. (8) of 1980 Concerning the Regulation of Labor Relations 53
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.
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Ministerial Decree No. (765) of 2015 On Rules and Conditions for the Termination of Employment Relations 8
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.
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Federal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2021 On the Regulation of Labor Relations 34
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).
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