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7 available 7 • View allConsequences of terminating a limited labour contract on the employee
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Q: I’m on a 2-year limited contract. I initially completed the 2 years and renewed for another 2 years. I have now completed the 3rd year and have less than a year left on the renewed limited contract.
I want to resign. Do I have to pay 2 months salary as a penalty?
Can I negotiate with my employer to have this waived?
What if I do not have the money to pay the employer? What can they do?

Oct 24, 2020
316
What can I do if the employer is not accepting resignation and visa cancellation?


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Q: Sir, I'm working in a security company as a security guard since June 2018.
Now my visa is going to expire in August 2021. I don't need to renew my visa. I gave a resignation letter to the company but they are not accepting it. They are refusing it from head office.
I need to go cancel my visa but my employer is forcing me to renew my visa otherwise I'll stay here for 4-5 months without a job and I will pay the overstay penalty also.
The employer is threatening me and he did not give me vacation and vacation money yet.
Can I go after my visa expires?
Will I get a settlement from the company?
My passport is also going to finish the same month after the visa expires.
Please give me an answer.



Jul 18, 2021
564
The company refused the resignation. What to do?
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Q: Hi,
I am a nurse. I am working in the same company for more than 5 years. According to my contract, I have 3 months notice period.
My contract is ending in November so I submitted my resignation now. It is 3 months prior. But they rejected my resignation. The reason is that they are not getting staff.
I have an offer from a government firm. In this case, what can I do?
What is the legal option?

Aug 21, 2021
589
A manager rejects the resignation of an employee. What can he do?
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Q: Dear sir/madam,
I received an offer letter from another company and the same day I forwarded my resignation letter. My manager went on emergency leave, hence I sent my letter by email.
20 days have passed and he still did not acknowledge my email. When he came back, he was furious with me for submitting it and adamantly rejected my letter.
He even said that I can go to labor for all he cares.
Can you please enlighten me on how I am going to proceed?
He does not want to talk to me in a civilized manner.
Appreciate your advice.
Thank you!

Sep 5, 2022
354
I submitted my resignation and serving notice period but my employer is not accepting it
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Q: Dear Honored,
I'm an employee of a Hamriyah free zone company. I submitted my resignation 60 days before my actual notice period which is 60 days.
But my employer is not ready to let me leave the company and even they are not responding to my mail.
What is the way to move forward and get my cancellation paper?

Mar 1, 2023
199
How to act against the employer who does not approve my resignation after serving notice period?


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Q: Hi!
I have a 3-year contract in the free zone. I have worked for more than a year and gave in my resignation but my employer is refusing to approve even after serving 2 months notice.
Please, what can I do?



Jan 18, 2024
74
Employer says they can't accept my resignation before the contract ends. What should I do?

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Q: Hello,
I got a new job offer and sent a formal resignation letter to my company’s official email.
They replied that they can't accept my resignation before the contract ends.
What should I do now? My probation period is also over.


Mar 25, 2025
75
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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.
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An Overview of the New UAE Labor Law and Recent Amendments of 2024 233
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3 available 3 • View allFederal Law No. (8) of 1980 Concerning the Regulation of Labor Relations 53
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.
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Ministerial Decree No. (765) of 2015 On Rules and Conditions for the Termination of Employment Relations 8
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.
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Federal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2021 On the Regulation of Labor Relations 34
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).
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View allWhat can you do to speed up the labour appeal judgement? 0
Dear All,
Please do let me know how long does the court of appeal take to make a judgement. Can a court of appeal reject the appeal submitted by the defendant?
I am looking for a good labour attorney, would appreciate it if you can give me your contact details.
Thank you and looking forward!
Mar 30, 2021
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Calculation of gratuity when the current salary is not the same as the salary in the contract 0
My employer put my salary in the agreement as 800 AED since 2012 and still the same. But, my present salary is 2000 AED.
Q1: How they will pay my gratuity if I cancel my visa from the company? According to my agreement salary or my present salary?
Q2: If they hold my passport after canceling my visa, then what can I do?
Requesting your help in answering these 2 questions.
Mar 30, 2021
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Filing a complaint against a company after withdrawing a job offer 0
I signed an offer letter and a copy of a contract in a company located in Dubai Design District.
I resigned from my current company located in Jebel Ali and will be ending my noticed period on April 4, 2021.
Now the new company is really unclear about when I can start joining them. If the company does not pursue my hiring, but I have already resigned and lost my job, are there any legal complaints and claims I can file?
Mar 31, 2021
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The consequences of changing the nationality of an ex-pat 0
I have a working visa in the UAE. I have decided to apply for an EU passport.
Once I receive it, I need to surrender my original passport to the consulate since my country does not allow dual nationality.
I will be informing my company HR about this. I would like to know:
1. Can the company terminate me since I have joined under a different nationality?
2. What will happen to my end-of-service benefits?
3. Do I have to undergo a medical test, get a new Emirates ID, update my bank accounts, phone registration, and other documentation?
4. Anything else to be done?
Mar 30, 2021
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The rights and obligations of a freelancer regarding gratuity and non-competition 0
Good afternoon.
The company terminated my unlimited full-time employment contract after 3 years, so not renewing my visa. I am working on my own visa now and continue as a freelancer.
But they want me to sign their freelance/consultancy agreement with a clause that I am not allowed to work for any of their competitors (but they don't provide me with a visa, medical, no benefits, even not giving me enough working hours).
1) Is it legal to ask a freelancer for this exclusivity?
2) How I can be a freelancer and not allowed to work for other companies?
3) What shall I do if I still want to continue working with them but need other jobs in other companies to have enough income to pay my bills?
4) Am I entitled to gratuity? Because they didn't mention it.
Thank you
Feb 21, 2021
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