Q: Hi! I need your suggestion and advice regarding my case. I'm about to file a resignation letter to my current employer. I was working with them as a regular employee for 5 years. Previously, I signed a new limited contract for 2 years and I got a new offer letter to a new company. May I know what are the sanctions they will file on me once I file my resignation and also my 1 month notice period?

Q: I have a limited period contract for two years and I want to resign as per the internal contract (2 months). I received another offer from a different company, and both companies are in Dubai. Can the employer impose a labour ban on me? If I get a labour ban, and since the new company is a free zone company, will the labour ban has effect as well?

Q: Will I get a ban if I file a resignation or ask for the cancellation of my visa? I did not sign an offer letter or a company contract. I only signed a labor contract held in Tasheel. I have a 2 years-limited contract and I have spent 8 months at the company.

Q: I have been working in a company in Ajman for the last 4 years. My labor contact is limited. It will finish on 19th January 2022. Now I got a job offer letter from a Dubai-based company with a 1 month notice period. I sent a resignation letter yesterday for the 23rd December, but they refused and asked me to stay for 2 months more. I have to join the new company on 25th December. What to do?

Q: Dear sir, Requesting your legal advice. I renewed my limited contract in June 2019. Now, I am starting the 3rd year. I got one month's leave salary and 30 days' leave home. If I resign now from my contract: 1. What are the procedures I should follow before resigning? 2. What payments am I supposed to make to the company? 3. Am I entitled to any gratuity or benefits if I resigned from a limited contract?

Q: Good afternoon. I have been working with my employer for the past 3 years and 9 months. According to my contract, I am required to work 42 days and take 21 days of unpaid rotational leave. 6 months ago, my employer changed my rotational working cycle to 60 days of work and 60 days of unpaid leave. I did not agree to this change, but I have been working under this new cycle for the past 3 rotations. I resigned from my job while I was on rotational leave and requested to be released from my contract with a 30-day notice period. However, my employer informed me that I must first complete my rotational leave, which is 60 days, and then serve a 30-day notice period after returning to work. I have another job that I need to start in 20 days, but my current employer is not releasing me. I officially submitted my resignation via email on July 12, 2023, from India. Due to this issue, I traveled to Abu Dhabi on July 18, 2023. Please advise me if I must serve my notice period after completing my 60-day rotational leave, or if it can be calculated from the date of my resignation.

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).