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Labour ban for termination during the probation period
Dear Ma'am,
I want to ask. My employer terminated my contract within the probation period, but before that, I completed 10 years on a different employment visa in Dubai.
Is there any labour ban on me?
Thanks
An employee can be terminated without assigning any reason during the probation period which is 6 months under the law.
The basic idea behind keeping an employee on probation is to give the employer an opportunity to evaluate the employee's performance before confirming the appointment.
Further, the employer is not under an obligation to establish or prove the unsatisfactory performance of the employee through an inquiry prior to terminating his or her services.
Also keep in mind since you did not complete 6 months of probation, in all likelihood your employment can be terminated without warning.
If you have a visa and if you did not complete one year of service, an automatic six months or one-year labour ban may be imposed by the Ministry of Labour.
No employment visa shall be issued to you until the period of the ban is completed.
