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Q: Do I still have the right to receive my gratuity if I have resigned by email in the first week of Feb 2020?
I was unable to serve notice period and I am no longer in the UAE?
My contract will end the first week of April 2020 and the company is refusing to give my overtime pay and end of service benefits.
As per the boss, I need to be present in the UAE. I need your advice regarding my situation and it’ll surely be of great help.
Thanks so much!

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Entitlements of an employee residing outside the UAE upon resignation
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Q: I am an offshore diver paid a local monthly salary WPS, and I am now resigning after 4 years.
I asked the company PRO about EOSB, he said that as my rota was 2 months in Abu Dhabi followed by 2 months in Spain so I was then not entitled to EOSB.
He said this was for employees who were in the UAE for 11 months a year. I am also paid an extra daily rate to my bank in Spain.
Can you advise, please?

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Q: I was working for a free zone company in JLT Dubai, UAE and I resigned from the company around 12th Nov 2017.
Although I had a pending salary of 5 months, my ex-company assured me that they will pay my pending salary in instalments verbally and sent me a mail stating my pending amount.
So can I still file a case against my ex-company?


Oct 25, 2018
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How to get the gratuity while being outside the UAE?
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Q: Dear sir/madam,
I resigned from my previous company in the UAE 3 months back. Until now, I still did not get my End of Service Benefits. I am in London.
Would it still be possible to get my hard-earned money even I am already outside the country?

Nov 30, 2021
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Is a resignation issued outside the UAE considered valid?


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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
I recently informed my employer that I would be working remotely due to personal reasons and I left the UAE after informing him that I would be leaving for a few days.
I was unable to resolve my personal issues and submitted my resignation remotely while outside the UAE. I sent the resignation letter by e-mail.
My Employer now claims that my resignation is invalid as it was not issued in the UAE and is claiming I have committed gross misconduct. I assume this is with a view to dismissing me before I have completed my notice period.
I have continued to work while I have been outside the UAE, and my employer is aware of this. I am returning to the UAE this weekend to complete my notice period.
Is it possible for my employer to dismiss me for gross misconduct in these circumstances, given that I submitted my resignation first?



Jan 17, 2024
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Can I claim my gratuity despite an absconding case after completing a 23-month contract?




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Q: Dear sir,
I am working in Dubai. I have been on a 23-month contract, which was for 2 years.
After that, I took 25 days off without informing the company, which led to an absconding case.
Can I still receive my gratuity from the company?





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Issue: An employee resigned from the job after working for 5 years, and signs a letter addressed to the employer that he wants his gratuity to be paid only after his customer pays the employer. Therefore, has the employer defaulted for End of Service (EOS) payment under the UAE Labour Law?
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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.
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Laws & Regulations
3 available 3 • View allFederal Law No. (8) of 1980 Concerning the Regulation of Labor Relations 53
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.
Apr 20, 1980
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Ministerial Decree No. (765) of 2015 On Rules and Conditions for the Termination of Employment Relations 8
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.
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Federal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2021 On the Regulation of Labor Relations 34
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).
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