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8 available 8 • View allResignation in a limited contract for elongated working hours
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Q: I want to resign from my current employer because the work environment is not good and telling me to work in the office a minimum of 10 hrs a day without any overtime.
I'm on a limited term employment contract with my current employer and my probation is running.
If I resign, will they ask for the visa charges or something else?
And what is the period of serving the notice period for resignation?
Please clear my doubt.

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Working for more than 10 hours a day. What to do?
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Q: Hi,
I am working as an admin receptionist. I work more than 10 hours during the Ramadan period and on normal days also. I work from morning 8-7:30 evening.
I am a girl and even disrespected in the company. The GM asks me to clean the office and the dustbin also. I don't know what to do.
During Ramadan also, I am keeping fasting, and work from morning 8-8 till evening. What steps should I take?
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Forcing an employee to do overtime work

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Q: Dear sir/madam,
Why am I forced to do overtime on my off days?
If I don't do it, I face disciplinary action.


Aug 21, 2022
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Can a company change the holidays of the UAE for expat employees to their country's holidays?



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Q: Hello team,
I have a Chinese team in a Dubai-based company, they are working in Dubai itself.
Can we exempt them from Dubai national holidays and provide holidays related to China national holidays?
Can you please suggest something?




Jan 4, 2023
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An employer is forcing an employee to work overtime. What are the options?
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Q: Dear Lawyers,
I am being required to work overtime without being paid for it, and if I don't comply, my salary will be cut and my visa will be canceled. They have also threatened to mark my passport as "absconding."
What should I do in this situation?

Jan 9, 2023
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Can the company force employees to work all week without rest?

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Q: Our company is not giving any holiday in a week and for 1 year, they are blackmailing us for work.


Apr 6, 2023
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Can I leave the country during my notice period ?



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Q: Hi Sir/Madam,
I am in my notice period at my current company. I have tendered my notice. Eid holidays are also within my notice period.
If I leave the country for a short visit during Eid, am I breaching my notice period?
Can my employer object?




Jun 14, 2023
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The company contract states that no overtime payment will be made. Is this legal?
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Q: Hi,
My company closed and terminated everyone and is willing to pay for a 14-day notice period, but not willing to pay overtime which is more than 50 hours.
Its contract states: "Overtime work may be required in peak periods to meet deadlines, and this may in some cases include weekends and public holidays. No overtime payment will be made."
Isn’t having such statements in the contract against the law, as the law states differently?
How can I go about this?

May 7, 2024
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Legal blog
1 available 1 • View allAn Overview of the New UAE Labor Law and Recent Amendments of 2024 233
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.
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Laws & Regulations
2 available 2 • 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.
Apr 20, 1980
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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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