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5 available 5 • View allPenalty payable by employee for premature termination of limited contract
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Q: Hi,
I would like to know how much penalty I should charge my employee for terminating his limited contract which has only one more month left for completing.

Mar 13, 2019
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Early resignation in a limited employment contract 
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Q: I am working with one of the companies in DMCC- JLT and want to resign from it.
However, as per my colleagues who left the company earlier, they say I need to pay them 45 days' salary or need to work 45 days without salary.
Is it true, although nothing is mentioned in my contract?
I am working with the company for 9 months and successfully completed my probation period. Please advise, I want to leave at the earliest.
Thank you

Feb 6, 2019
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Resignation because the available job is different from the one on the contract
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Q: Dear sir,
I am working in an LLC company based in the mainland of Dubai with a limited-term contract. I have completed 1 year of my service with this company.
My company is dealing with fire and safety system maintenance. I have received the offer from the company for the position of an electrical technician for fire and safety systems.
As per my MOL contract and visa, my profession is an electrical technician, but, unfortunately, my company doesn't have any jobs related to the electrical system. I have been doing some other jobs like cleaning of fire extinguisher and loading/unloading jobs for the last year.
Now I would like to resign from this company due to some physical illnesses, but my company is asking for visa costs to cancel my visa.
What is the compensation I have to pay to the company?
How can I resign legally without a ban from this company?

Apr 2, 2020
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Will I be liable if I refuse to work with an employer who harasses me?
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Q: I have agreed to be a company director to someone who's living in UK. I have submitted documents and details of me to the company.
The guy I am working with has mental issue and I wasn't able to provide him help. He swears and speaks ill of me. I told him I am no longer willing to work with him after the way he behaved.
He threatened me and said he will file a case against me. Will it be possible as he is in the UK and I am in the UAE?
He has my passport details. But I merely did not do anything offensive against him. I have all his voice recordings as proof.

Sep 8, 2022
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How can I file a harassment case against my superior without losing my rights?


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Q: I am facing harassment and bullying at work from my superior, who also addresses me by a vulgar and indecent term.
Even though he had made sexual advances towards me, I only have proof of his email, wherein he addresses me by this vulgar term. I informed another superior about this, who told me to take it easy or resign from the position.
From the information I have collected, similar incidents have happened to others in the company, and when they complained, it took very long periods to reach a resolution, during which they went through severe mental trauma.
The resolutions were often simply to move them to another department without taking any action against the harasser. Hence, I feel helpless as to how to proceed. I want to go to the police with the email evidence.
However, I wonder if they would not consider the case, saying I should have complained to the company first.
Kindly advise on a possible solution.



Feb 24, 2023
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3 available 3 • View allProvisions of Limited and Unlimited Labour Contracts in the UAE Labour Law 147
When an employee or employer mentions legal issues related to their labour relationship, the first question to be raised is: do you have a limited or unlimited labour contract? We try here to shed light on the relevant provisions of the limited and unlimited contracts in the UAE labour law pertaining to resignation, termination of employment, notice period and calculation of the end of service benefits.
Jan 5, 2019
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Differences Between Limited & Unlimited Contracts 5
An interview-format article covering the topic of employment contracts in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. Ludmila discusses the aspects of limited and unlimited contracts, like the end of service, notice, arbitrary dismissal...etc.
Mar 17, 2020
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An Overview of the New UAE Labor Law and Recent Amendments of 2024 233
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.
Sep 10, 2024
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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.
Apr 20, 1980
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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.
Sep 27, 2015
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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).
Sep 20, 2021
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