س: أعمل لدى صاحب العمل منذ عامين بموجب عقد عمل محدد المدة، وتاريخ انتهائه بعد شهر واحد. أخبرت صاحب العمل أنني أريد الاستقالة ولن أجدد العقد… ج: نوصيك بتقديم إشعار الاستقالة كتابيًا والاحتفاظ بما يُثبت ذلك معك. يمكنك القيام بذلك في اليوم الأخير بعد قضاء فترة الإشعار بأكملها…

You should send a non-renewal notice to your employer, and he has no choice but to accept it. The employer cannot force you to stay in your job as long as you want to leave. After that, you can file a complaint in case he refuses to cancel you.

رفض صاحب العمل إخلاء سبيل موظف عند انتهاء عقد عمله محدد المدة

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