Q: I’m eight months pregnant but I have been made redundant, stating that the position has been made redundant. Is it legal for the employer to make a pregnant employee redundant and not paying 3 months redundancy?

Q: I would like to know if the actions of my employer are eligible. I have been working for the company for more than 3 years. I got pregnant a few months back and I informed the management of my company about this. I have been told that I can't go on maternity leave and I should submit my resignation letter asap, otherwise, the employer is going to terminate me with a ban or something like this, they did not clarify. I do not want to lose the job. I just want to know if the law protects me in this situation.

Q: I told my employer I was pregnant (I have been with the company for nearly 3 years). My boss told me not to return after the baby is born and also said that I should leave before my maternity leave. I told them it's my right to stay/choose. Since that day my boss has harassed and bullied me at work. I raised a formal complaint against him. However, the company are supporting him saying it never happened as they don't want to be liable. I am now signed off work sick because of the abuse/treatment at work that ended up with me nearly having a miscarriage. If I resign, I lose my 3 years EOSB, my medical and visa. But if I stay, I am subjected to daily harassment. What legal rights to do I have?

An interview-format article covering the topic of employment termination without a valid reason in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. Ludmila discusses the aspects of termination, like notice periods, end of service benefits, arbitrary dismissal, unpaid salaries etc.

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.

This Article explores the maternity rights envisaged under the UAE labour law [Federal Law No. 8 of 1980 regulating Employment Relations in the UAE (the 'Employment Law')] and also about the important points to be noted while availing the leave.

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.