Q: Dear Sir, I am presently working and my contract will finish on the 7th August 2019 and I am on a limited contract. Legally, no notice was given to me nor told to renew or they will not renew me. Does it mean that they will not renew my contract?

Q: Dear Sir, I am presently working and my contract will finish on 12 Jan 2019. Legally, no notice was given to me nor told to renew or cancel. How does it go if I do not renew and they don't say anything? Will it renew itself or it gets cancelled?

Q: I was working with a company in Abu Dhabi since 2014 and successfully completed my 2-year limited contract. Now, I sent a non-renewal letter to my company after finishing my contract, but they are forcing me to sign one more contract and not releasing me by saying that I am supervising many projects and I cannot leave suddenly. It is very important for me to go back to my country and solve my personal problems. kindly suggest, what should I do? I have already booked a complaint against them in labour but I am worried that through labour dept. it will take time as my employer always skip court hearings. Kindly suggest and also correct me if I am wrong, do the employee in a limited contract need to give notice period before the expiry of work permit?

Q: I am working with a commercial laundry in Abu Dhabi since last two years. My visa has expired on 15 May 2021. A few days ago, my manager and HR asked about renewal and I said "yes" and they also said "OK". Now, the company manager is saying they will not renew my contract (fixed 2 years). There was no information or notice given to me to date and still, I am working with the company even while my emirates ID and visa have expired. It is hard to find a job within days. It was better if they would have informed me at least 30 days prior to the visa expiry date, so I could look for something around. What are the legal procedures or actions which I can take against the company because it is not the right way to cancel my visa without telling me on time?

Q: I worked for a company for 8 years. They sent me a letter for the renewal of my contract and visa last February which expired yesterday. But till now they don't renew anything and they hold my salary and they told me to hand over all my work to a newly hired employee. And they told me to stop work by the next 15th of June without any termination letter. What shall I do in this case?

Q: Dear sir/madam, My contract was finished this December 16, then I sent a letter to my company that I will not renew my contract but my company told me that because I did not notice them 30 days before, they will cut 30 days from my salary. Is that right even I came to work and finished 6 years with my company?

Q: I'm currently working in a transport company as a customer service executive for the past two years. Now my visa expires on 10 March 2022 and I decided to not renew the contract and submitted the non-renewal letter to HR 4th MAR 2022. Now they are saying they will not release me due to I need to inform one-month prior notice. I am ready to work for one month from my non-renewal notice but they are not accepting and said that they will go legally. Could you please advise?

Q: Hello Sir, I am working in the airport as a manager. I did my contract renewal on 28 Jan 2020, which is valid for 3 years. In my contract, it says I need to inform the employer 90 days before about not renewing the contract. My contract letter is expiring on 27 Jan 23, I informed my higher authorities on 16 Dec 22 that I am not continuing my services after my contract period end. Is it compulsory to do 90 days for my official information, or is it only 30 days as per the law? Request you to suggest to me.

An interview-format article covering the topic of overstaying your tourist or resident visa in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. Ludmila discusses the aspects of overstaying, like fines, grace periods, exemptions...etc.

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).