Q: Hi, Quick questions: 1- How is the annual leave calculated if someone has completed more than one year in service. a- Leave of 30 days in 12 months; i.e. 11 months of work + 1 month leave = 30 days in 12 months. b- Leave of 30 days after completing 12 months every year; i.e. 12 months of work + 1 month leave = 30 days in 13 months. 2 - Is the leave period considered for the calculation of subsequent leave entitlement? Or is it calculated from the date of rejoining after leave (leave period excluded)?

Q: Hi, This query is being posted to seek clarification on another query that I saw on this website. Scenario 1: A company is off on Friday and Saturday and one of its employees wants to take annual leave on Thu (Dec.20) ONLY. He will rejoin on Sunday (Dec. 23). His annual leave entitlement is 30 days per year. Scenario 2: He takes annual leave from Thu (Dec.20) to Sun (Dec. 23) and rejoins on Mon (Dec. 24). As per Article 77 of the Labour law, the calculation of the duration of annual leave shall include national holidays specified by law or weekends if they fall within the annual leave. For scenario 1, the advice from one of the lawyers was that 3 days will be deducted. How can the weekend be included in the annual leave as it doesn't fall BETWEEN or WITHIN the annual leave? It falls after the annual leave. Moreover, the employee needs only one day's leave and if permitted, he would have worked on the following day but the company does not work on Friday and Saturday. Thanks!

Q: Hi, Good morning. Please advise how many annual leave days a person is eligible in UAE? Is it working or calendar days? Our company is off during Friday and Saturday and I wanted to take annual leave on Thu (Dec.20) and I will rejoin on Dec. 23 (Sunday). How many annual leave days should be deducted from me? Another scenario, if I went for annual leave from Dec. 20 (Thu) until Dec. 23 (Sun) and will rejoin on Dec. 24, how many days should be deducted from me? Thank you so much for your help.

Q: If an employee travels during the weekend for his/her annual vacation, will the weekend be part of the leave? For example, the employee is traveling from 4th Mar 2023 to 12th Mar 2023. What will be the total no. of leave days availed?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, One of our employees applied for a one-day leave before the public holiday. Please clarify if the following day will be calculated as leave until he returns to work.

Q: Hi, We have 30 days of annual leave. For example, if someone takes leave from November 13, 2023, to November 17, 2023, will November 18 and 19 be included as part of the annual leave?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, What happens if an employee takes leave on Friday (and Saturday and Sunday are public holidays)? How many days need to be counted as leave according to UAE law?

Q: My company's weekend days are on Saturday and Sunday. I have taken unpaid leave from Monday to Friday and they deducted my salary considering Saturday and Sunday also.

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).