Q: Hi Ahmad, I hope you're doing good. I'm contacting you through https://legaladviceme.com/. My Query is: I'm under a probation period of 6 months with a company based in DMCC, JLT, Dubai. I have an offer letter from a company based in Mainland Dubai. If I resign from my current employer and accept the offer in the mainland, will there be a chance of any ban or penalty? Thank you.

Q: Dear Team, My name is M. I. I joined a new company in Dubai two months ago with unlimited contact. But I'm not satisfied with my work and I got an offer letter from another company. Can I resign in the probation period? And will there be a labour ban? Please give me advice.

Q: I have recently come to the UAE on a work permit. My employment visa falls under 4\5 category with an unlimited term. I was working with the current company last 4 months. Now, I got a new job with a better position and salary. I want to resign from my current job. Will there be any BAN imposed? The new offered job requires an attested diploma certificate. I believe I fall in the 2/3 category.

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.

By this Decree Ministry of Labour of the UAE has removed the six-month labour ban for those who changed the job before completing two years of service. Labour ban will be still applicable for workers that qualify for skill level 4 and 5 under various circumstances.

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.

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).