Q: Hi, I represent a company and would like to seek clarity for the following scenario: If an employee has exhausted his paid sick leaves of 15 days and is still not able to join work back due to his persisting illness, can the employee opt to avail his annual leaves instead thereafter of avoiding the 50% pay cut due to the availing of 30 days sick leave provision available to an employee? Kindly advise as it would be of great help, please! Many Thanks,

Q: My friend has a contract which states that she gets 30 days' annual "paid leave" after every 12 months of a completed work year. With approved and signed leave, she went on leave, and on return, the company refused to pay her 30 days' salary whilst she was on leave. What can be done?

Q: Dear Sir, I am working in a shipping company for the last eighteen months. Now, I demand annual leave and they are saying if you want to go for holidays, hold your one month or you deposit three thousand dirhams. They are not even giving any annual leave salary. I want to know if there is any law regarding this, and what should I do next. Please guide me, I am waiting for your precious advice.

Q: Dear sir/madam, My first day was 03oct, 2021. On Friday 1st March 2022, I was verbally informed by my manager that they have made my position redundant and HR will get back to me. Today is Monday, however, they did not give me any written notice until today 04th April 2020 and now my six months are already complete. As per the new labor law 2022, may I ask for the below: 1. 1-month salary/notice period. 2. 3-months salary towards arbitrary termination. 3. Salary-in lieu of leaves. 4. Air ticket to home country.

Q: Hello, How many days of paid sick leave is an employee eligible for in the following case? The employee resigned after 1 year and 6 months of service and has already availed the paid sick leave for the first year. How many days of paid sick leave are available for the last 6 months?

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).