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9 available 9 • View allCompensation towards resignation during probation period
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Q: After I filed my resignation under probation period (I'm under free zone company), my employer said that I need to pay AED 10,000 and leave Dubai immediately after visa cancellation is processed.
Can someone please advise me what to do?

Nov 17, 2018
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Can an employee be charged for resignation during probation period?
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Q: Hi,
I joined a company in Dubai free zone 3 months ago with unlimited contract and a probation period of 6 months. My current situation is that I am not comfortable with my current employer and want to come back to my home country.
I have handled my resignation letter 10 days ago. My visa is still in the process of making and I have not got my passport back yet. The company does not want me to leave and now requires me to pay 30000 AED without giving any explanation.
Could you please let me know if Free Zone Labor Law allows a company to charge employee resigning from work during probation period? What is the process of resignation from here? When should company return my passport?
Regards,
Karolis Griskevicius

May 29, 2017
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Avoiding a labour ban upon resignation during probation period
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Q: I am in my probation period. My visa is a free-zone visa and my contract is an unlimited contract.
The company is giving me additional work which is out of my job description due to the resignation of an old employee.
I am really struggling to complete all the responsibilities including mine and that of the ex-employee.
Can I resign without getting a labour ban? Do I need to pay them anything?

Oct 9, 2017
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Solution to resign and travel back to home country
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Q: Hi Ma'am.
My name is A. K. I am from India. I am working in a manpower supply company.
I came to the UAE on Jan 26.1.2021. My work started on 24.2.2021 and my visa is a limited visa.
But my visa approval after the medical date was 2.6.2021, four months after the company arranged the medical.
Now I gave a resignation letter but they rejected my resignation letter. I want to go to India, what do I do Ma'am?
Please give some solution.

Sep 28, 2021
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Resignation during the probation period and visa expenses
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Q: Dear Sir,
Can I resign during the probation period?
If I resign, is there any need to pay visa expenses to the company?
What type of ban will be imposed on me if I resign during probation?

Sep 8, 2019
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The consequences of resignation during probation in the new labor law
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Q: My concern is: I'm working on an unlimited contract and I'm 5 months now on my work and I want to resign now.
On my contract, it's written there is no notice period and it isn't written to pay any visa from them under the probation period.
Is there any possibility that my company can get compensation from me?

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My current company started my visa process. Can I resign and transfer visa?

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Q: If we start the visa process with a company and then halfway through we decide to leave and go to another company, does the new company have to restart the visa process?
Or will the old company be able to hand over our visa to the new company?


Mar 20, 2022
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How to force the employer cancel the visa upon resignation to move to a new job?
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Q: Hi Ma'am,
I'm D. S. from Ajman.
I Joined an LLC Ajman in Sept. 2021. As per the contract, the working hours in this company were 8-6 PM. My job responsibility was electrical design & production engineer.
But when I came here & worked, I realized that as per the contract, I am not doing my job responsibility. I was working 8-8 PM without any extra charges. So, I decided to switch jobs.
I told my boss that I can't work like that and I resigned in Feb. 2022. But till now, he didn't cancel my visa and I am not able to join a new company. One more thing, they didn't give any salary since January.
As per my new offer letter, I need to join ASAP but they're not canceling my Visa. Please help me.
What can I do in this situation?
They are threatening me that they'll ban my visa.
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Can the employer make the employee pay visa charges for resigning during probation?

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Q: I have a Bike Delivery Service Company. I hired a non-skilled bike delivery rider and did all his visa process. When that employee came to the UAE, he changed his mind.
He wants me to cancel his visa and give him his passport back. I have already gone through all his process of visa, labor card, and medical test booking.
Is he liable to pay me for all of this or am I just supposed to cancel his visa without asking for any compensation?


Sep 2, 2022
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