س: السلام عليكم ورحمة الله، هل توجد إجازة مرضية مدفوعة الأجر خلال شهر الإنذار؟ علمت أن صاحب العمل هو مَن أنهى العمل.

Q: Dear Rashid, Could you please advise if it is legal to deduct double salary for sick leave? The employee is under probation period and took sick leave, but the company is deducting double salary for each day of absence instead of one day. Thank you

Q: Hi, If an employee takes a sick leave for a day and is then on holiday for four days, but was served a termination notice on the day of the sick leave, what would be the start date of the notice period?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I have been facing a serious health issue for a year. I have asked my employer for a two-month vacation to take treatment for my health issue. Now, they are not letting me go to my country. What can I do now?

Q: For medical reasons, I was terminated from my job. Now, I had surgery back home and I'm fit to work again. Do I have the right to have my job back? Thank you!

Q: Hello, My employer fired me under Article 44 for not showing up for work for 7 days in a row. But that’s not the case at all. I was sick and the management was aware and they let me go. I went to another country to get treatment because it’s expensive in Dubai. My employer did not pay me my salary for the month I worked and fired me. I have official sick leave from another country and there is correspondence where my employer sent me to another country for treatment. The problem is that the employer says that he will take compensation for the training that was specified in the contract, but I did not undergo training at all; I immediately started work from the first day of work and there was no training. Does my employer have the right to charge me such a fee and not pay my salary?

Q: My joining date in the UAE is 13.01.2023 and my current 1-month notice period end date is 27.06.2024. In between these dates, I took unpaid leave for up to 76 days. Now am I eligible to get a leave salary and gratuity amount? Kindly clarify.

Q: Hello, How many days of paid sick leave is an employee eligible for in the following case? The employee resigned after 1 year and 6 months of service and has already availed the paid sick leave for the first year. How many days of paid sick leave are available for the last 6 months?

An interview-format article covering the topic of employment in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. In this article, Ludmila informs readers what they should do and where they should go if they have not been paid by their employer.

This article discusses the Ministerial Resolution No. (279) of 2020 Regarding Employment Stability in the Private Sector during the Period of Application of Precautionary Measures to Curb the Spread of the Novel Coronavirus Issued by the Minister of Human Resources and Emiratization in Abu Dhabi on 26/3/2020.

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.

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).