Q: I am working as a trainee for an LLC company in Dubai since May 13, 2018, but I received my appointment letter as sales coordinator on June 2, 2018. I got my company visa only in Aug 2018. Until August, I was working on my visit visa, since the company asked me to do so. Now, I am under 6 months probation period. My job designation on the visa is Sales Executive even though I was appointed as Sales Coordinator. I want to quit my job desperately since I am unable to handle the work pressure. I am handling the sales coordinator as well as executive job and office jobs at the same time, but I still didn't finish my probation period. My employment contract is unlimited. So will I get a ban or am I supposed to pay visa expenses to the company if I resign before the completion of my probation period? Will I have to serve notice period if I resign? Also, what will happen if I am terminated? Please answer.

Q: I am working as a trainee for an LLC company in Dubai since May 13, 2018, but I received my appointment letter as sales coordinator on June 2, 2018. I got my company visa only in Aug 2018. Until August, I was working on my visit visa, since the company asked me to do so. Now, I am under 6 months probation period. My job designation on the visa is Sales Executive even though I was appointed as sales coordinator. I want to quit my job desperately since I am unable to handle the work pressure as I am handling sales coordinator as well as executive job and office jobs at the same time. But I still didn't finish my probation period. My employment contract is unlimited. So will I get a ban or am I supposed to pay visa expenses to the company if I resign before the completion of my probation period? Will I have to serve notice period if I resign? Also, what will happen if I am terminated?

Q: Dear Sir, Good day! I am working in an LLC company under a telecom company and I am under probation for 3 months. I started newly, 1 month now in my probation and I have an unlimited contract. But in my contract, I have only a 1-year contract period, I just want to know if I resign early due to my personal matters where my brother got jailed now in police authority. Does my company have the right to impose on me a ban and recover all the expenses they had processed on my visa? Thank you in advance for the feedback.

Q: Hi! I am working in an LLC Company. It has been 3 months only and I am still in the probation period. I have resigned but they are asking me to pay visa charges from the final settlement. Is this legal? If not, how can I complain and where? it seems that my visa is a Free Zone.

Q: Hi, I have been working in the UAE for 8 years and 4 months at the same company. I have just renewed my new visa last August. Now, I want to resign because of so many issues. The main issue is not paying salary on time. If I calculate my pending salary, it will be more than 3 months. In this situation, if I resign, do they have the right to deduct my new visa dues?

Q: Hello sir, I have been working for 1 year and 6 months in a restaurant without a vacation. Due to my health, I had resigned, and when receiving my payment, they had deducted 4200 for the visa. Please I want to know if it is allowed to pay for the visa. Thank you!

Q: I was working in a company in Dubai on a family visa. I was not provided with any labour contract during my tenure. I have resigned under probation serving 7 days of notice period as per their contract. They also deducted my 1 month & 8 days of salary by considering it as training and licensing cost. Now the HR and the manager are not responding to me to clear my incentives and complete my exit process. I also want to know whether the employee is supposed to bear the cost of licensing (DHA) if he/she resigns under the probation period.

س: السلام عليكم، تحية طيبة وبعد، كما هو معلوم فإن قانون العمل الجديد رقم 33 جعل جميع عقود العمل محددة المدة، ولدينا الأسئلة التالية: 1. مَن يتحمل تكاليف الإقامة في حالة استقالة العامل قبل انتهاء عقد العمل؟ 2. إذا كان قانون العمل يتيح لصاحب العمل تحميل العامل تكاليف الإقامة في حال استقال قبل انتهاء عقد العمل، فهل يمكن لصاحب العمل وضع شرط جزائي في عقد العمل ينص على تحميل العامل تكاليف الإقامة عند الاستقالة قبل تاريخ انتهاء العقد؟ وما الحد الأعلى للشرط الجزائي؟

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).