Q: I joined a company in Abu Dhabi three months before. Due to some quota issues, they gave me a messenger visa on my passport. Now, they don't have a project and want me to search for another job or they will cancel my visa. My contract is limited-term and my visa is a messenger. Question is if they cancel my visa, will there be a labour ban?

Q: The company terminated me before the end of the probation period. Who will pay for my flight ticket to my home country?

Q: Dear Madam, I have an unlimited contract with the employer and I have not completed the 6-month probation period. The company gave me a termination letter without any warning letter before. 1. If I get a job in some other company, will I get a labour ban or not? Some people told me even if you have an unlimited contract, but your company terminated you under probation period. I must have completed 1 year to avoid the ban. Please advise me, what do I do? 2. The company gave me termination letter one day before my completion of the 6-month probation period. My question is that I joined the company on 27 August 2017 and the company gave me the termination letter on 26 February 2018, but if I count the days then it is 184 days, while 6 month means 180 days. Please advise? 3. If 184 days are considered 6 months what are my rights? Can I demand the company to pay my settlement, air tickets and half year leave salary... etc? The HR told me that under probation, the company do not pay me any benefits like back home tickets, gratuity...etc.

Q: Good morning, The company made me redundant one day before completing the 6 months probation period. As per the contract of MOHRE, the start date is 18 Oct but they asked me to sign a letter late that the start date changed to the 27th of Oct and I had to sign the letter. The letter is not even signed by some IT guy in the office. I feel they knew what they are doing hence the new letter to change the new start date. Can I complain about that? Is the letter recognized by MoHRE or the date on the contract is the one? Thank you

Q: Dear sir/madam, I am currently employed in Tecom Area, Dubai. My employer tendered me a notice of termination for my employment contract within the 6 months probation period. The employer told me I need to work 53 days more after the termination notice is served. Do I have the right to insist to have my visa canceled if I find a new job after 14 days from my termination notice? How do I resolve my issue if my employer will not cancel my visa and insisted I should finish the 53 days period he provided?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My company is registered in DMCC Dubai. On May 2, 2023, my HR emailed me in the evening to relieve me of my duties on May 4, 2023, which is against the UAE labor law because a minimum of 14 days' notice period is mandatory from either party during probation. On May 4, 2023, I was forcibly relieved of my job. The next day, I emailed HR to address the legal provisions. On May 8, 2023, I received an email from HR to report to the firm on May 9, 2023, and serve the remaining notice period of 11 days. Do the period from May 5 to May 8, 2023, count towards the notice period as per the labor law of the UAE? I need your expert advice.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, If an employee is still on probation period, can the employer terminate the contract with 14 days' notice even if the employment contract states 30 days' notice? The company is under MOHRE.

Q: I came to the UAE on a visit visa on September 14, 2023. Then on October 11, I went for an interview. On October 12, the company offered me the job and signed the offer letter. I will start working on November 1. After that, they asked for my visa copy on November 7 and I sent it. Then on November 9, they asked for my passport-size photos for my job visa. Exactly on November 14th, the day my visit visa expired, the HR manager fired me from the job because my performance was not good enough. It's been exactly one month since I signed the offer letter. I'm waiting for the job visa and I trusted them but they fired me before my visa expired. They gave me part of my salary for the 12 days I worked. Because of their mistake, I am absconding now. I need to renew my visa. Can you help me to remove it? I need to renew my visa soon. I am collecting fines. Help me. Can I take legal action for the injustice done to me? I have all the proofs. What should I do? Please help me!

Q: Regarding the probation period, when is the deadline for an employer to terminate me if the DOJ anniversary is Friday 2nd Feb? Will the six-month period end at midnight on the 1st, therefore completing six months, or can the employer still terminate on the 2nd? Appreciate any guidance provided.

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.

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).