Q: Is it possible to extend probation of an employee further 3 months after completing his/her probation of 6 months (as per the contract) based on performance dissatisfaction and provided with a Performance Improvement Plan? Or should the termination happen after completion of 6 months probation?

Q: Dear Ma'am, I want to ask. My employer terminated my contract within the probation period, but before that, I completed 10 years on a different employment visa in Dubai. Is there any labour ban on me? Thanks

Q: I am on unlimited contract with my company and this is the 3rd month but if the company terminates me within probation period stating that my performance is not good then do I need to repay the company for visa air tickets and training cost??? During recruitment, the company has got my signature stating that if I leave the company before 3years, I have to repay them visa, airfare and training cost. Please advise me.

Q: I came to the UAE on a visit visa on September 14, 2023. Then on October 11, I went for an interview. On October 12, the company offered me the job and signed the offer letter. I will start working on November 1. After that, they asked for my visa copy on November 7 and I sent it. Then on November 9, they asked for my passport-size photos for my job visa. Exactly on November 14th, the day my visit visa expired, the HR manager fired me from the job because my performance was not good enough. It's been exactly one month since I signed the offer letter. I'm waiting for the job visa and I trusted them but they fired me before my visa expired. They gave me part of my salary for the 12 days I worked. Because of their mistake, I am absconding now. I need to renew my visa. Can you help me to remove it? I need to renew my visa soon. I am collecting fines. Help me. Can I take legal action for the injustice done to me? I have all the proofs. What should I do? Please help me!

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).