Q: Dear Ms. Rajasree, Good Morning, How to know whether my contract is limited or unlimited? In both cases, if I submit a resignation to the company and it is not approved, then what happens? What can I do? Meanwhile, I already have an offer letter from another company.

Q: Hi I submitted resignation to my company in the UAE but the HR department is not accepting my resignation. 20 days passed and I have also requested them many times to accept my resignation and they are refusing to accept it. But after 20 days, the management is terminating me and saying "we will not cancel your visa and will not allow you to work for another company." They are saying "we will send you back directly to your home country without any notice period." I have a job offer from a company in the UAE. Please advise.

Q: Sir, I'm working in a security company as a security guard since June 2018. Now my visa is going to expire in August 2021. I don't need to renew my visa. I gave a resignation letter to the company but they are not accepting it. They are refusing it from head office. I need to go cancel my visa but my employer is forcing me to renew my visa otherwise I'll stay here for 4-5 months without a job and I will pay the overstay penalty also. The employer is threatening me and he did not give me vacation and vacation money yet. Can I go after my visa expires? Will I get a settlement from the company? My passport is also going to finish the same month after the visa expires. Please give me an answer.

Q: I have been working in a company in Ajman for the last 4 years. My labor contact is limited. It will finish on 19th January 2022. Now I got a job offer letter from a Dubai-based company with a 1 month notice period. I sent a resignation letter yesterday for the 23rd December, but they refused and asked me to stay for 2 months more. I have to join the new company on 25th December. What to do?

Q: Dear Sir / Madam, I am working in a Jebel Ali Free Zone company for the past 5.5 years. Now I got a better offer, so I resigned last month and served 30 days notice period then handed over all my responsibilities. I left there one week ago and still, the company didn't cancel my visa and they hold my settlement. Without a cancellation document, I am not able to join the new company. Whenever I contact them they are saying different stories and keep my documents pending. Please advise what to do. Thanks, J.

Q: Dear Sir, I've been working in a trading company under an unlimited contract for the last 10 months. My contract which we both signed clearly mentioned that there will be 1 month notice period when I give my resignation. I got a better job offer and now my employer is telling me that I can't step out of the premises without completing 2 months notice period and he is holding my passport too. Could you please suggest to me what I can do?

Q: Good evening, Mam/Sir, I have been working at a contracting company for almost 1.5 years. Recently, I received an offer letter from another company, and I have decided to pursue this new opportunity. I submitted my resignation with a notice period of 10 days. However, my employer is not allowing me to resign and has not returned my passport.

Q: Hello, My old employer does not cancel my work visa on my last day of work. Can I get someone like MOHRE to make them cancel it immediately, or can MOHRE cancel it for me?

As the world is currently experiencing a major lockdown and suspension of almost all commercial and civil operations, the question arises in the novelty of Coronavirus outbreak on how serious it is to be dealt with as a Force Majeure.

An interview-format article covering the topic of employment issues and laws during COVID-19 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).