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: Hi, I will be grateful to you if you could advise me on the following: I have been working for an international company for about 12 years. Due to a recent restructure, I was made redundant. My questions are: 1. Will this redundancy be considered an arbitrary dismissal? If so, will I be compensated based on my full salary, or the basic? 2. I have not taken my annual leaves for many years. Can I be compensated for the days I did not take in the past 12 years? Your kind response will be highly appreciated.

Q: Hello, I am currently employed at a Private British School under an unlimited contract. I was informed in March that there is not a job position for me in the next academic year and therefore I have been made redundant, however, I am to complete my contract up until August 2019. The deputy head asked me to hand in a letter of resignation to which I refused as I am not the one who wants to leave my employment. I was wondering due to the school making me redundant, am I entitled to 3 months additional salary once my contract is complete? Where can I find information on this? Thank you in advance.

Q: I was terminated due to "redundancy". I have been working in the company for 2 years and 3 months under unlimited contract. What are the benefits that I can claim?

Q: Good day, I have a question about my contract being terminated in the UAE. I was verbally informed of my contract being ended due to redundancy on 6th October with no requirement to work the notice period. There is a 2-month notice period in the employment contract. The written notification was only provided on 4th December. Company is refusing to pay gratuity and vacation during notice period with all calculations only being until 6th October. Is this calculation correct? How does the lack of written notification affect this as I would think the notice period should commence when that is received? Secondly, in the redundancy letter which was titled “Notice of redundancy,” it was called a “necessary restructure”. I have since found out that somebody else has been brought into my position but the job title has been changed. All reporting lines and work responsibilities seem to remain the same based on what I have heard from former colleagues. Would this fall under an arbitrary dismissal?

Q: Dear sir/madam, My boss gave me one month's notice of termination. I want to go back to my country. What are my benefits? Will he give me 3 months of my salary?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I have been terminated from my company with a 30-day notice period after serving 11 months. According to my manager, my role has become redundant, and they aim to reduce expenses. However, they did not mention any reason in my termination letter. Moreover, they are requesting me to train my replacement during my notice period. I would like to understand if I can receive compensation due to unfair termination and whether I am obligated to provide training to my replacement.

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.

An interview-format article covering the topic of filing an employment court case in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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.

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).