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Q: Hi.
I am on an unlimited contract as a project manager at a company in Dubai.
I resigned from my job during the probation period, as I had to leave the country urgently and couldn't work for more than three weeks of my notice period.
The company is asking me to pay them 45 days compensation as per my full salary and not my basic salary.
First, are they entitled to any payment from me? Secondly, could they ask for payment as per my full salary or only basic salary?
I appreciate any help on this issue.
Thank you.

Nov 20, 2017
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Can an employee be charged for resignation during probation period?
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Q: Hi,
I joined a company in Dubai free zone 3 months ago with unlimited contract and a probation period of 6 months. My current situation is that I am not comfortable with my current employer and want to come back to my home country.
I have handled my resignation letter 10 days ago. My visa is still in the process of making and I have not got my passport back yet. The company does not want me to leave and now requires me to pay 30000 AED without giving any explanation.
Could you please let me know if Free Zone Labor Law allows a company to charge employee resigning from work during probation period? What is the process of resignation from here? When should company return my passport?
Regards,
Karolis Griskevicius

May 29, 2017
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Notice period applied in free zones
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Q: I have been working in JLT free zone (DMCC) company.
As per my employment contract with the company, the notice period is 90 days. However, as per the law, the notice period is 30 days.
Could you please advise me which period will prevail in this case?

Nov 1, 2017
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Working beyond the notice period specified in the contract
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Q: I am currently working for a free zone company in DAFZA. The job is not going well for me and I would like to leave. I signed a three-year contract and it has been nine months so far.
My contract states that I need to give one month notice but my employer wants me to stay for two months. He says it is company policy not to accept the breach of contract compensation, hence I must serve two months without pay.
I am supposed to pay him for three months half pay, and he is refusing to allow me to pay that and serve one month notice. I am even thinking of just absconding and going back to my country. Will I get a labour ban and immigration ban?
I received an offer from one of our clients as well, but my contract has a non-competition clause. Does this apply, given that the two companies are in different industries, one is a supplier of products and the other is a consultancy service provider?
I am considering going back to my home country as my employer is being unreasonable on the 2 months notice.

Jan 2, 2018
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Rules governing the notice period upon termination of employment
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Q: Dear Sir,
I would like to know more about the notice period to terminate a person in Ajman Free Zone and how to implement it.
My friend got a notice period upon termination without a specific time mentioned in the letter. Instead, it mentioned, "as extended up to handover".
Is this valid as can it be extended for more than the agreed terms, which is 1 month from the termination or resignation as per the labour agreement?
Please advise. My friend is working at this company as a manager for the last 5 years, and the contract is unlimited. Salary is AED 30K.

Nov 20, 2017
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Notice period for resignation during probation
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Q: Hi,
I am working in Dubai under an unlimited contract. As per the labour contract, the probation period is 6 months and I resigned from the company in Jan.
The notice period is 3 months from both parties but I am not sure if resigning during the probation requires this notice period of 3 months.
Please advise if they have any right to hold my salary in case I resign and leave the company.

Mar 31, 2019
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Holding the employee's passport and settlement and refusing to cancel visa upon resignation?
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Q: I have given the resignation to my company with a notice period of 1 month as mentioned in my offer letter.
But now the company says that neither you will get visa cancellation, nor passport and settlement.
So who do I talk to or what should I do now?

Sep 8, 2021
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The rights of a Jafza employee in case of termination during the probation period
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Q: A Jafza employee is on probation and has not completed his notice period. He is asked to leave without completion of the probation period.
The offer letter specifies that either party may leave on a single-day notice. To support the employee as per Jafza rules, will the employee qualify for any notice period pay + claim on leave credit?
The employee will not have any job in hand, in this case, how does the Jafza law protect the employee?

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2 available 2 • View allRecent Amendments to the UAE Labour Regulations 24
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.
Apr 19, 2016
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An Overview of the New UAE Labor Law and Recent Amendments of 2024 233
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.
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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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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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