Q: I have an unlimited contract with the employer and I have not completed the probation. Can I leave the company without notice or do I have to give notice, and can they ban me from working after that or not?

Q: Hi there, If you could please let me know how is End of Service gratuity calculated for resigning employee on unlimited employment contract in Dubai?

Q: Is an employment contract with a term of 3 yrs a limited contract, or limited contracts are only limited to a term of 2 yrs?

Q: Hi Sir, Please, can you help me understand the following below? I have been terminated from my company in Dubai. They had made me sign one letter on their Official Letterhead that they have terminated me and will be giving a grace period of one month. This was almost 1.5 months ago. After this now they have made me sign the Cancellation Letter for closing the Contract. They are telling me they will be paying my basic salary and not be paying HR, is that ok by Law? Also, they will be deducting the cost of the car and mobile SIM since the letter which they provided to me. Please, can you help me understand the Law of termination in Dubai, so that if in any part they wrong I could take legal action if required?

Q: If an employee resigns within the first year of employment, is he entitled to a gratuity payment?

Q: We are into hospitality and our hotel staff has been offered with unlimited employment contracts based on the management decision. But most of the companies are hesitated to provide unlimited contracts. What is the difference between providing Limited and Unlimited Contracts for staff?

Q: Hi, What is the law if an employer wants to change a contract from an unlimited to a limited contract? Is the employer liable to pay the 3 months arbitrary dismissal (if valid) + other monies owed prior to changing the current unlimited contract to a limited contract?

Q: Good Day! I want to know the notice period we could ask the employee to serve in limited and unlimited contracts on resignation and termination.

Q: What is the difference between an unlimited contract and a limited contract?

Q: Dear Sir, This is my second unlimited contract with my current employer, and it is due for renewal. My employer wants to renew, but I do not wish to renew. Do I need to give my employer 30 days' notice, or can I let the contract expire and move on? Your time and reply are highly appreciated.

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.

Issue: An employee resigned from the job after working for 5 years, and signs a letter addressed to the employer that he wants his gratuity to be paid only after his customer pays the employer. Therefore, has the employer defaulted for End of Service (EOS) payment under the UAE Labour Law?

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 contracts in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. Ludmila discusses the aspects of limited and unlimited contracts, like the end of service, notice, arbitrary dismissal...etc.

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.

I believe that there is a similarity between medicine and law, and just as there is a way to ask a question to a doctor to get the most accurate and correct answers from him, which ultimately helps you receive the correct diagnosis, and therefore the correct treatment, there is a way to ask a lawyer.

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.

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).