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Terminating an employee according to article 120 due to late attendance

Does the employer have a right to terminate an employee under article 120 due to late attendance?

For example, the work time starts at 8 am and the employee attended one or two hours late.

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Khalifa Bin Huwaidan Advocates & Legal Consultants
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25 May 2021, 11:17

Hello,

To start with, he can only terminate the employee if he is still on the 6 months probation of the contract.

Otherwise, he cannot, especially that article 120 of the labor law determines the cases in which the employer can fire his employee without previous notice.

Regarding late attendance to work, he cannot fire you without sending a warning. If the employee keeps on attending late despite the warning, then he will be able to fire him under article 120.

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26 May 2021, 07:19

Yes, he can after notifying the employee about the breach, sending warnings, cutting salaries, and implying penalties, then he can fire you.

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