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3 available 3 • 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.

May 2, 2019
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Resignation during the probation period and compensation in limited contracts
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Q: Hi,
I would like to resign from the company where I had worked for almost 3 months. I am still under the 6-month probation period.
I gave a 1-month notice in my resignation letter. My contract is limited. Would the employer ask for any compensation and issue an immigration ban?
Thank you!

Apr 5, 2020
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Consequences of resigning during probation period
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Q: I am in a Skill Category 1 corporate role in Dubai, on a 2-year limited contract. My probation period is 6 months.
If I want to leave my current role WITHIN the 6-month probation period for another role at a different organization (similar role, but more pay, better/larger organization, better future prospects).
What will be the consequences with my current employer's side or from the UAE government?
Also, how much notice would I have to give? And is there a possibility of a ban of any sort?
My current employer has paid for my relocation from abroad and also all my visa expenses.

Jun 8, 2019
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Laws & Regulations
3 available 3 • 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.
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Ministerial Decree No. (765) of 2015 On Rules and Conditions for the Termination of Employment Relations 8
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.
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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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I'm under an unlimited contract. I'm already 8 years in the company.
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