Q: Hi Sir/Madam. I am working in a construction company. I gave a resignation letter to my company for one month notice. But in my agreement (should either party desire to terminate the renewal contract, such party shall notify the other party of such desire within 3 months prior to the date of termination. Such period shall be similar for both parties. Both parties have agreed that the termination wage to be paid by the terminating party to the other party shall be equivalent to the value of the worker total wage in 3 months. Such wage shall be similar for both parties. But my present company informed me that I am not allowed to go now. I'm allowed to go only after the completion of 90 days. Please can you give some suggestions on how can I be released from my current company?

Q: I am planning to resign from my current company in the UAE where I have worked for 6 years. My employment contract currently states that a notice period of 3 months is required. I would like to request that this be reduced to 1 month. Note that I got a job offer outside the UAE. Please advise how to approach the negotiation for the notice period, If they are not accepting the notice period negotiation. How to take it forward? How to avoid the UAE labour ban if needed to work in the UAE in future?

Q: I’m working in a semi-government company with an unlimited contract and three-year visa in Dubai where I have finished 4 years and 8 months with the company. When I signed the first contract, the notice period mentioned 2 months, but currently, I cannot serve the notice period of 2 months, and my new employer cannot wait that long. Is there something to resign immediately with 2-3 weeks of notice? What will happen if I’ll not come to work after the notice date which I have mentioned in resignation? Thanks in advance!

Q: Dear sir/madam, I have an unlimited contract. The service period completed is 11 months. Can I resign? Or there is any compensation amount to be given to the employer?

Q: Dear Sir, I am working as a draughtsman in a company for the last 9 months. I am a mother of 2 children, I have a family problem at my home. So, I gave my resignation on November 10. How many days do I need to continue here?

Q: Greeting sir, I would like to ask that I have been working at a company as a supervisor in a restaurant for the past six years. My unlimited labor contract expires on October 27, 2023, but my Emirates ID expires on December 12. Can I stop working on October 27 without sending a non-renewal letter? My employer has not yet asked me if I want to renew or cancel my contract. Thank you!

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.

When an employee or employer mentions legal issues related to their labour relationship, the first question to be raised is: do you have a limited or unlimited labour contract? We try here to shed light on the relevant provisions of the limited and unlimited contracts in the UAE labour law pertaining to resignation, termination of employment, notice period and calculation of the end of service benefits.

An interview-format article covering the topic of employment contracts in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. Ludmila discusses the aspects of limited and unlimited contracts, like the end of service, notice, arbitrary dismissal...etc.

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).