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: Hi, I would like to know how much penalty I should charge my employee for terminating his limited contract which has only one more month left for completing.

Q: Hello Sir/Madam, I am currently working for an Abu Dhabi private company. My contract is a limited contract and I completed 10 months of service in this company. I don't like this company, how to cancel my visa legally and how much will I pay to my company? My basic salary is AED 500 and overtime AED 350, so how much in total I will pay for the cancellation process? please clarify me

Q: Hello, I am working in a security company based in Abu Dhabi as a Security Guard since Jan 17, 2020. I have spent the last 3 months here but the company has just paid us a few expenses and the job has not started yet. I paid around 16k AED for this visa. I have a 3 years visa (with limited employment contract) and Emirates ID. I don't have any labor card. 1. Is it a free zone company? how do I know? 2. I want to resign with notice period, is there any ban on me when quitting this job, or would I change my visa to any other free zone or any state of the UAE? Your suggestion and advice will be highly appreciated and helpful to me. Thanks!

Q: I got my annual vacation in April. My latest visa is going to expire in Aug 2021. Before I take my annual vacation, my employer put a condition that if I will sign the other contract, he will allow me to have a holiday before the end of the contract. I signed the MOL contract but still, my visa is not pasted on my passport and I have changed my mind not to continue with the same company. What should I do? Am I still able to change my company or I need to complete another contract with the same company which is 2 years of the contract? A contract category is a limited contract. Please give a suggestion!

Q: Would like to know what if I have one month only left to finish my contract and I resign, will I still pay the company for 45 days?

Q: Hi Sir/ma'am, I just want to ask if I can leave my boss even though I haven't finished my contract here. I've only been here for a year and one month, but I just want to go back to my country because I don't want to work for them anymore. Will I get in trouble if I leave even though I bought my ticket back to my country?

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.

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).