Q: Dear sir/madam, I received an offer letter from another company and the same day I forwarded my resignation letter. My manager went on emergency leave, hence I sent my letter by email. 20 days have passed and he still did not acknowledge my email. When he came back, he was furious with me for submitting it and adamantly rejected my letter. He even said that I can go to labor for all he cares. Can you please enlighten me on how I am going to proceed? He does not want to talk to me in a civilized manner. Appreciate your advice. Thank you!

Q: Dear Honored, I'm an employee of a Hamriyah free zone company. I submitted my resignation 60 days before my actual notice period which is 60 days. But my employer is not ready to let me leave the company and even they are not responding to my mail. What is the way to move forward and get my cancellation paper?

س: السلام عليكم، صيغة قانونية لرفض استقالة موظفة مهندسة استشارية. سبب الرفض مشاكل من ملاك مشاريع ومخالفات من البلدية على شركتي.

Q: Hi! I have a 3-year contract in the free zone. I have worked for more than a year and gave in my resignation but my employer is refusing to approve even after serving 2 months notice. Please, what can I do?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I gave my resignation to our HR through email and provided a hard copy, but he is not giving me an acceptance letter. Is it important that I receive an acceptance letter, even though they have accepted my resignation verbally?

Q: Dear Lawyers, I submitted my resignation 30 days ago, but the company has not given any response and is not relieving me. As per UAE labor law, am I supposed to continue even after notifying my employer and serving the notice period?

Q: Hello, I got a new job offer and sent a formal resignation letter to my company’s official email. They replied that they can't accept my resignation before the contract ends. What should I do now? My probation period is also over.

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.

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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).