س: لقد أكملت عقد أولي محدد مدته عامين والذي انتهى في شهر يناير. في الوقت الحالي سنوقع عقد عمل جديد، والذي من المحتمل أيضًا أن يكون محدد المدة… ج: ذا كنت ترغب في الاستقالة، فإنه يمكنك القيام بذلك بحرية ولكنك ستضطر إلى تعويض صاحب العمل براتب 45 يومًا…

Dear Questioner, If you would like to resign, you can do that freely but you will be obliged to compensate your employer with 45 days salary. Moreover, you have to be informed that your time period of work with this company started the first day that you joined them. Good luck.

العواقب المترتبة على الإنهاء المبكر لعقد عمل محدد المدة بعد تجديده

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