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

Q: I resigned during the probation period. My employment visa was not stamped on my passport, I did no medical and didn't receive Emirates ID. Then, when I tried to get UAE tourist visa, the agency told me that I'm blacklisted and my visa rejected. My contract before was an unlimited contract.

Q: Hello, I joined a company in March and worked for one month on a visit visa. Later I exited the UAE and came back on April by employment permit. My visa was processed in the month of June and the date of residence visa as stamped is June 18. I want to know, which period will be calculated for my probation confirmation? Will it be April or June or March itself? Moreover, if I am to resign now, will I face an employment ban? I am ready to serve the notice period for 45 days but will I get paid for the same period? If the company is relieving me of my notice period by reducing days, do I have to pay money to the company? Please suggest me a solution as I'm looking for a job change. Thank you

Q: Hi. I am working in Umm Al Quwain as a sales assistant, and I hold JAFZA visa. I joined one month ago now I have resigned. The company is telling me that my notice period is 90 days. I am still in probation period, and the offer letter which I have received states that the notice period is 30 days. Please help.

Q: Hi Sir/Madam I have given resignation during my probation period (within three months), and I want to know if I have to pay any compensation to the company.

Q: Hello. My employer is asking for 45 days compensation and it's a limited contract, I have worked for 5 months and I am under probation. I submitted my resignation and there was no mention of the penalty clause in the acceptance email. I replied saying I am in no position to pay the money and I can serve a notice. How do I get out of this situation without having to pay my compensation? Also, I would like to know if the compensation is on the basic salary.

Q: Good day, All I am under an unlimited contract. I am still under the 3-month probation. In the 2nd month, I was given a role that was not agreed upon with them and not congruent with my position because the role needs a license which I don't have. I have the skills and qualifications for that role so I was compelled to do it because I am new and wanted to keep my job. That time I have voiced out that I don't agree with that but there was no response from them. Now, in the 2nd month of the project, they still want me to do the job but I refused and told them either they clarify and remunerate me fairly or I should just resign which I did. My notice period, as per the contract, is 3 months and I want to adhere to that because I still need to find a job meantime. But they emailed me that I can only work up to the end of the week because the notice period does not apply under probation. The Labor told me, when I called them, that I should serve my notice and if they want to end the notice, they should pay in lieu of the notice period. Please advise!

Q: I joined a hospital as an office staff a month ago and have been working for one month. Now I am under a probation period which is for 6 months. I am on a husband's visa and did not take any facilities such as medical insurance, accommodation, or visa. I am not comfortable with the work atmosphere and would like to resign from there. What will be the financial and legal consequences? I heard they normally charge 45 days salary and a ban is imposed even under probation period. What should I do to terminate the contract?

Q: Hi, I joined a company on November 28th and left on December 28th. However, they have not provided my one-month salary yet. I have been calling and texting them every day, but there is no response from their side. Can you please advise me on my rights to receive my salary?

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.

When an employee or employer mentions legal issues related to their labour relationship, the first question to be raised is: do you have a limited or unlimited labour contract? We try here to shed light on the relevant provisions of the limited and unlimited contracts in the UAE labour law pertaining to resignation, termination of employment, notice period and calculation of the end of service benefits.

An interview-format article covering the topic of employment in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. In this article, Ludmila informs readers what they should do and where they should go if they have not been paid by their employer.

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.

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.

By this Decree Ministry of Labour of the UAE has removed the six-month labour ban for those who changed the job before completing two years of service. Labour ban will be still applicable for workers that qualify for skill level 4 and 5 under various circumstances.

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).