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5 available 5 • View allCan I claim compensation for termination during probation period?
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Q: Dear Sir,
I was on the probation period and my company terminated the contract without any notice and stopped my services the same day.
Now, please guide me. Can I claim any compensation salary for the upcoming month(s)?

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Q: Dear Madam,
I have an unlimited contract with the employer and I have not completed the 6-month probation period. The company gave me a termination letter without any warning letter before.
1. If I get a job in some other company, will I get a labour ban or not?
Some people told me even if you have an unlimited contract, but your company terminated you under probation period. I must have completed 1 year to avoid the ban. Please advise me, what do I do?
2. The company gave me termination letter one day before my completion of the 6-month probation period.
My question is that I joined the company on 27 August 2017 and the company gave me the termination letter on 26 February 2018, but if I count the days then it is 184 days, while 6 month means 180 days. Please advise?
3. If 184 days are considered 6 months what are my rights? Can I demand the company to pay my settlement, air tickets and half year leave salary... etc?
The HR told me that under probation, the company do not pay me any benefits like back home tickets, gratuity...etc.

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Termination of an employee during probation without reason
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Q: I started a new job on 22 May. I was asked to have my degree attested which I did by sending it back to the UK and then returned to Dubai and attested here.
On 14 June I signed my employment contract and was led to believe that they were processing my visa.
On 30th June I was fired with no proper reason and another person was hired who replaced me the following day.
My question is; is this legal?

Jul 31, 2019
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هل يعتبر عرض العمل عقد يمكن به تقديم شكوى ضد صاحب العمل؟

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س: السلام عليكم،
هل يعتبر عرض العمل عقد أستطيع به تقديم شكوى ضد صاحب العمل مطالبًا بحقوقي؟
علمًا بأن الطرفين وقَّعا على العقد؟


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Can a company terminate an employee during probation without a valid reason?


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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
Can a company terminate any employee during the probation period without any valid reason?
It happened to me; they don't have any valid reason but still state that we have the right to terminate you without any valid or non-valid reason. Is it really true?
Please answer!



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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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