Q: I have just received a termination letter from my employer after 4 months from the day my visa was issued. The reason for termination is not meeting my sales volume target at the position of a sales executive. I have signed the termination notice, effective after one month. Will I get a labour ban in this situation?

Q: Hi, I joined a company in Dubai free zone 3 months ago with unlimited contract and a probation period of 6 months. My current situation is that I am not comfortable with my current employer and want to come back to my home country. I have handled my resignation letter 10 days ago. My visa is still in the process of making and I have not got my passport back yet. The company does not want me to leave and now requires me to pay 30000 AED without giving any explanation. Could you please let me know if Free Zone Labor Law allows a company to charge employee resigning from work during probation period? What is the process of resignation from here? When should company return my passport? Regards, Karolis Griskevicius

Q: I am on unlimited contract with my company and this is the 3rd month but if the company terminates me within probation period stating that my performance is not good then do I need to repay the company for visa air tickets and training cost??? During recruitment, the company has got my signature stating that if I leave the company before 3years, I have to repay them visa, airfare and training cost. Please advise me.

Q: Hello Respected Sir/Madam, I am here with doubts upon my UAE labour ban. I was hired on visit visa and changed that visit visa to employment visa within one month of hiring. Being for two months with the company with Emirates ID, I was terminated. The reason was the technician who's left the company before my arrival returned. So I have to return my country of origin. I have the visa cancellation paper. Can I search a job in the UAE, Dubai, Sharjah? Or is there any ban on me? Hope you understood my doubts. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Q: Hello Ma'am, I just want to ask for advice, as my employer just recently terminated me under a limited contract. I was hired July 2, 2017, and last Wednesday, Sept 20, 2017, the newly hired HR and General Manager spoke with me that they will no more continue my contract with them. They are claiming that I have made delays which I'm not aware of, and they didn't send me any warnings through email. I have filed one-day sick leave when I was not really feeling well. Immediately on that day, they gave me a cheque which I served for 20 days only. They just told me without any notice period, and haven't informed me or warned me if I have committed mistakes with their policies. Is this right? Thanks in advance.

Q: Good day, My name is Roy, and I'm a Filipino citizen working in Abu Dhabi western region as a massage therapist for 2 months now. I have a limited contract, and I want to quit now due to the unhealthy environment here in the company. This is because of the bad experience here with the management and the customers, and most customers here are forcing me to do bad things such as suck their private parts, massage their private parts, and so much more. I cant take this anymore and I want to resign because this is traumatizing me in many ways emotionally and mentally. How can I go without penalty? My manager and my boss don't let me go and they don't understand my fear and feelings please help

س: إنهاء عقد العمل محدد المدة خلال فترة التجربة وبالرغبة المتبادلة بين الطرفين. يوجد خطاب موقَّع من الطرفين ينص على التراضي والرغبة المتبادلة في إنهاء العلاقة خلال فترة التجربة؟ فى هذا الوضع، هل يتعرض العامل للحرمان؟

س: إذا تركت العمل في خلال الأشهر الـ٦ الأولى والعقد غير مُحدد المدة، فهل ألتزم بدفع الشهرين لصاحب العمل؟ مع العلم أنني حصلت على فرصة عمل أخرى.

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

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.

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.

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).