Q: Does a 12 hours work shift in a free zone company violate the labour law?

Q: Hi. I am working in the client side and my company did not say during joining I have to work 6 days in a week, 5 days at the client side and 1 day in office. My client is working only 5 days. I did not read the full offer letter while signing, as I assumed that office time will be the same as the client's side. I am working on a 6-month contract, renewed basically. Now, they are calling me every Saturday to do work for him only. I don't want to do this. Now, my visa is stamped, after 2 months working. Please help me out, how can I convey to them not to call me on Saturday? Or how can I take the help of the labour office in this case?

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.

Q: Hi! I need your suggestion and advice regarding my case. I'm about to file a resignation letter to my current employer. I have had a limited working visa for 2 years. And I have been working for the company for 5 months. I want to file a resignation because they are giving me other responsibilities and they are not mentioned in my said contract. May I know what are the sanctions they will file on me once I file my resignation and also my 1 month notice period?

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.

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).