Q: I have an unlimited contract with the employer and I have not completed the probation. Can I leave the company without notice or do I have to give notice, and can they ban me from working after that or not?

Q: Dear Sir, I had joined the company on 15th March 2018 and the company has given me the visa on 15th of May 2018. Now, today 25th June 2018, They sent me the termination letter all of the sudden without any reason. I am still on the probation period. Is there any ban applied to me? My contract is unlimited. Thanks Vaibhav

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.

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.

نورد هنا شرحاً مبسطاً لبعض المصطلحات القانونية التي يحتاجها الجميع في وقت ما لمعرفة ما تعنيه والحقوق والموجبات التي ترتبها، قبل الإقدام على أي تصرف قانوني. يقع هذا ضمن المساعي الهادفة لنشر المعلومة القانونية لتصبح بمتناول الجميع.

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).