Q: Dear Sir, I am working in a company as Manager and the limited contract would be expired on Dec 29, 2017. 10 days before, I received a notice from the employer that they are not interested to renew my contract, without stating a reason. After inquiry, they mentioned that it is due to the restructuring and not related to performance. Since I have a family and kids are going to school, we are under severe pressure. I am in a senior position and it would be difficult to find out a job in 45 days, which puts me and my family in severe mental trauma. Please let me know if I can request the company to renew my contract until I find a job with a minimum salary as maintenance allowance. I am in the UAE since last 11 years and this is the first situation where I am passing through. Please advice and let me know what are my rights. Thanks and regards.

Q: What is maximum compensation for employment contract for 5 years but where after 1st year the original owner divested of the business but never gave a termination notice to staff?

Q: I was on maternity leave. Upon the completion of maternity leave, I extended my leave which was approved by the management. Though I wished to join back after a month, due to the nature of work I was given a leave until the end of the school term ending in June which I consented to. My limited contract ends on 31 Aug 2018 and I have now received a notice for non-renewal of my employment contract. Is this legally binding?

Q: Hello Atty, I am a Sales Executive here in the UAE and my second two-year contract from my current company has already expired. I need your help. My contract expired last June 3, 2018, and before that, I asked them about my renewal and they told me after Ramadan. Now, that I follow-up, They will renew my contract but they want to deduct my salary, which I am not willing to accept. We did not discuss any of these changes before my contract expires. If I am not going to accept this offer, what are the things that I am legally entitled to get from my previous company? Moreover, I still have pending commission since 2016 out of our "gentleman's agreement". Every 2% of the paid invoices will be paid as my commission. Now that I am trying to get it, he told me that the amount is too big and he can't give it to me. I was trying to get my commission since 2016 but he always has a reason to delay it. Is there any way for me to get it? I have proof/records that I am getting the commission. Thanks in advance

Q: Hello I have my contract expired. The sponsor is not renewing and asking me to sign the end of service first. What to do?

س: هل يُجدّد العقد المحدد بسنتين تلقائيًا في حالة عدم إنهاء الشركة لعقد الموظف؟ وما الفترة المسموح بها قانونيًا للتجديد التلقائي للعقود؟

Q: Hi mam, Good afternoon! An employee completed 6 years. His last contract is limited. He finished his contract. Should he pay 45 days' salary to the company?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My visa is set to expire on 24-Feb-2023 and I have no intention of renewing my limited contract. However, my employer is pressuring me to renew and has even threatened legal action. They requested that I undergo a medical examination three months prior to the expiration of my current visa, is this a renewal? When and how should I submit my resignation to my employer? Is there any perfect way to get out of this situation? Does the court require any proof that is not rejectable?

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.

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.

An interview-format article covering the topic of filing an employment court case in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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).