Q: The employee was being terminated due to the non-availability of projects (Project-based) but under unlimited contract. He has 32 days as an unused leave. Article 5 of the Labour Law mentioned that accrued annual leave shall be paid on the basic wage, while Article 79 mentioned that it shall be paid on the wage basis. Please give clarification on this to avoid disputes. Shall we pay him basic only or plus allowance? Thank you for answering!

Q: Please help me with the below scenario. I had worked with a company for three years. I was terminated on the basis of redundancy on 15th Jan 2019. They gave me one month notice period which ended on 15th Feb 2019. I completed the notice period and now joined another company. At the end of my notice period, I have 34 leave days as balance. In my final settlement, the company is paying me these 34 days on the basis of BASIC salary only. My argument to them is that I should be paid as per article 79 of the UAE labour law which states that my leave days shall be paid on the basis of wage. I want your help to understand if I am eligible to receive a full salary (basic + allowances) for my 34 leave days or it is only BASIC SALARY for 34 days.

Q: Good evening Mr. Shoaib, I have a question regarding the annual leave calculation. If you have, for example, worked for 2 years at a company in the UAE, are you entitled to 30 days for each year of service? Or is the first year calculated at 2 days per month (24 days) and the second year calculated at 30 days per year? This is a point of discussion where I am working right now.

Q: Is leave salary calculation based on basic salary or full salary at the time of resignation or termination?

Q: Dear Sir, I have a question about leave salary. I have completed 2 successful years in a company in Abu Dhabi, my salary was 5000 (Including Basic & Housing Allowance) in the first year and I got 1000 as an increment in the second year. So when I completed my 2nd year my salary is 6000. Now I need to request my two months' Leave Salary. Kindly advise me how much I am able to receive, 11000 or 12000.

Q: One of the employees is going on annual leave from 13th November (Saturday) to 26th November (Friday). He will re-join on 27th, Nov 2021. Friday is a weekly off-day for that employee. So how many days will get calculated for the annual leave?

Q: Hi, I am an employee working here in Dubai, UAE for 10 months now. I'm planning to file a leave for 2 days, however, my colleague informed me that as per the company policy, they consider it as absent then I will get a full basic + accommodation only. So I am confused now because this was not the practice in the previous company. Appreciate it if I could get free advice on this matter.

Q: Hello, Can you please help me with an answer to this? If a person resigns, how is the untaken leave being calculated? Is the remaining balance based on the same daily rate as the basic salary or should it be based on working days? Thank you.

س: السلام عليكم ورحمة الله، نما لعلمي أنه تم تعديل قانون العمل الإماراتي. لدي سؤالان: 1. في حال أكملت سنة مع الشركة التي أعمل بها، هل يتم احتساب أجر الإجازة السنوية وفق الراتب الأساسي فقط أم من الأجر الكامل؟ 2. في حال تغيير قانون العمل وتغيير بعض البنود، هل هذه البنود تُطبق فورًا وتتغير البنود القديمة أم يبقى الحال كما هو عليه لحين الحصول على عقد عمل جديد أو تجديد عقد العمل؟

Three new ministerial decrees containing a new set of rules for the labour market were issued by the UAE Ministry of Labour last year and came into force on the 1st of January this year. The decrees are expected to alter the contractual relationship between employers and workers in the UAE.

An interview-format article covering the topic of employment termination without a valid reason in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. Ludmila discusses the aspects of termination, like notice periods, end of service benefits, arbitrary dismissal, unpaid salaries 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).