Q: I worked for a UAE airline company. I have just been made redundant due to COVID-19. After 15 years of service, my basic salary is 5000 but the actual salary that I get monthly is not fixed because it depends on my flying hours; sometimes 14000 or 10000. I stay in company-provided accommodation but I don't get any allowances for it. My salary certificate states 13000 monthly. My last contract is unlimited. How can the court calculate my end of service benefits? And what kind of compensation I can ask for?

Q: In the situation of the pandemic, my employer wants me to sign on reduced pay and calculating everything based on that like gratuity, unpaid leaves and notice period salary. What can I do? Also, how much will be the legal fees to fight a case?

Q: I have been working in a private company since September 2006. Recently they made my position redundant, I am now serving my notice period of three months. I have accrued leave balance so the company forced me to go on leave in order to reduce no of days of leave, I accepted it to adjust my leave days balance against my notice period. Further, based on the current climate amid Covid 19, can my employer further force me to accept a reduction in salary in the last month of my notice period? How will this impact my end of service benefits?

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.

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.

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).