Q: I am in my probation period. My visa is a free-zone visa and my contract is an unlimited contract. The company is giving me additional work which is out of my job description due to the resignation of an old employee. I am really struggling to complete all the responsibilities including mine and that of the ex-employee. Can I resign without getting a labour ban? Do I need to pay them anything?

Q: I am living in Dubai under my husband sponsorship. I started a new job two months ago, but this is not the job for me. If I resign during my probation period, is there a possibility of getting a one-year labour ban? I got very mixed reviews on this and I want to find another employment, but certainly, I do not want a labour ban imposed on me.

Q: Hello, I joined a company in March and worked for one month on a visit visa. Later I exited the UAE and came back on April by employment permit. My visa was processed in the month of June and the date of residence visa as stamped is June 18. I want to know, which period will be calculated for my probation confirmation? Will it be April or June or March itself? Moreover, if I am to resign now, will I face an employment ban? I am ready to serve the notice period for 45 days but will I get paid for the same period? If the company is relieving me of my notice period by reducing days, do I have to pay money to the company? Please suggest me a solution as I'm looking for a job change. Thank you

Q: Hello, I would like to know some information about labour ban on a limited contract. I was not under company visa, I was on a husband sponsored visa. I was working for a company in Abu Dhabi on a limited contract. I resigned before completing my probationary period (6 months). My employer filed a case against me for breaking the contract. I got a one-year labour ban. I would like to know how can this be removed and in what cases I can take up a new employment. Will I be able to take up offers from LLC companies? Thanks in advance for your help.

Q: Dear Mam, My contract is limited. I am on probation period now. Now I want to resign. Do I have to pay money to the employer? If so, how much? Is it from total salary or basic salary? Can you please clarify? Thanks!

Q: I am working in a clinic in Abu Dhabi only for one month after joining. But I am not happy with that job. Now I am in the probation period on a limited contract. If I resign, what are the complications? Should I pay compensation?

Q: Can I file a resignation without prior notice because I got an offer letter and a better opportunity from a different company? If so, what are the consequences?

Q: Hello, I have been terminated from my job within 3 months of my probation and they asked me to sign the letter which I already signed. They gave me 15 days' notice and told me that they will pay for the last working day in the company, is it right?

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.

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.

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 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).