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8 available 8 • View allCompensation for terminating a limited contract by the employee
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Q: Sir/Madam,
I have worked for more than 6 years in JAFZA and now I want to resign from this company.
As per JAFZA, when we resign from the company the employee would have to pay 45 days salary to the employer.
I have a 30 days notice period with my employer.
Thank you and looking forward to your valuable advice in this regard.

Aug 26, 2019
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Resignation before the due date in limited contracts
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Q: Will I get a ban if I file a resignation or ask for the cancellation of my visa?
I did not sign an offer letter or a company contract. I only signed a labor contract held in Tasheel.
I have a 2 years-limited contract and I have spent 8 months at the company.

Feb 10, 2020
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How to respond to an employer after refusing the resignation?
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Q: I am working now as a Data Entry Clerk/Medical Transcriptionist in Dubai in a free zone company for more than 2 years under an unlimited contract.
I finished the contract of 2 years (limited contract) and renewed for another year in which it became unlimited. I sent my resignation in July 2019 with a notice period of 1 month, but my employer rejected it.
On 24 October 2019, I sent my resignation again, and he rejected it again saying that he did not receive the letter and accidentally saw it when he came, as he is out of the country.
I am sending my resignation through email as my employer is not usually coming to the office and it is impossible for him not to receive it as my second resignation was twice and the PRO confirmed that he received it as I put him in CC.
What should I do? And how can I respond to my employer?

Nov 6, 2019
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Can I request changing a limited contract to unlimited to resign without restrictions?
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Q: Good Day, Ma'am,
I am S. H. from India and working with the waste management company in Abu Dhabi. My employment contract is limited and finishing in June 2021.
I want to change it to an unlimited contract so I can leave whenever I want for a better opportunity.
Requesting your valuable advice, thank you.
Regards,
S.

Mar 29, 2021
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The consequences of resignation from a free zone company in Jafza to get a better offer
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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
I have been working in a company in Jafza for the last year and six months on a limited contract of three years.
I would like to resign from my current job since I got a better job offer from a company outside Jafza. I have some doubts to clear before I submit my resignation.
Do I have to pay compensation to my company to cancel my visa? If yes, how much would it be? Is it possible to get any type of ban on me?
If it is possible, what kind of ban would it be? Will it be applicable outside the Jafza free zone?
Hope you can help me with my queries.
I look forward to your reply!

May 7, 2021
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Resignation from a free zone company in Jafza to get a better offer
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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
I have been working in a company in Jafza for the last 8 months on a limited contract of three years. I resigned from my current job which is inside JFZA free zone since I got a better job offer from a company inside Jafza free zone as well.
I have some doubts to clear. Do I have to pay compensation to my company to cancel my visa?
If yes, how much would it be?
Is it possible to get any type of ban on me?
If it is possible, what kind of ban would it be?
Will it be applicable inside the Jafza free zone?
Hope you can help me with my queries. I look forward to your reply!

Nov 23, 2021
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Is there any way to join a new employer without serving the notice period?
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Q: Dear sir/madam,
I am working as a specialist doctor in a private hospital in Sharjah. I have got an offer from a government hospital in MOH.
The notice period mentioned in my current labor contract is 3 months.
Is there any exclusion to the notice period or will I have to serve the entire three months?

Jan 3, 2022
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The labor dues are not given to an employee after resignation
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Q: Dear sir/madam,
My contract ended on February 10th, 2022, and I didn't want to renew so I gave a resignation notice on January 10th, 2022.
Now it is 21st February 2022. I haven't received my passport, ticket, or gratuity dues.
My visa has not been canceled. What am I supposed to do?

Feb 22, 2022
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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.
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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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