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3 available 3 • View allLeaving work upon resignation before the end of notice period

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Q: I am on a renewed limited contract and I submitted a resignation with 2 months notice period.
Now, I can not render my 2 months notice period because the new company that I found can not wait for 2 months.
Will this resignation that I gave still have an effect if I file a complaint to the labour that my salary is delayed for 1 month?


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Resignation for the non-payment of salaries and claiming entitlements
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Q: I have been working in a free zone company in Dubai for 14 months and I did not get my salary for more than 8 months.
Every time I was asking for the salary, the employer tells me that he did not get payment from clients and he is still saying like that.
Now, I sent the resignation letter due to the non-payment of salary, but the employer told me that I cannot resign and I need to finish my 3-year contract otherwise he will deduct the amount from my salary.
I don't want to work for this company and also I have a good offer from another company.
So, do I need to work for the employers? Will I get a ban?

May 8, 2018
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Can period of working without work permit be claimed by an employee in the court?

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Q: Aslamulaikum, I have a query,
I am on my husband's sponsorship and was working in Dubai with one company. I joined in May 2016. Employer made me sign the employment contract in May itself but did not make the labour card. So I worked with only that contract until finally after chasing the employer made the labor card in October 2016. I worked that 4 months without the work permit.
Now as they terminated my employment in March and did not give any right to me I have filed a case in the court against them.
I want to know is it legal if I submit my May Contract in the court as my starting date of work. Will it cause trouble for me? Because I want to fight the injustice that happened to me. Please help.
Thank you.


Jul 8, 2017
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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.
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An interview-format article covering the topic of employment in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. In this article, Ludmila informs readers what they should do and where they should go if they have not been paid by their employer.
Feb 5, 2020
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How to File an Employment Court Case in the UAE 36
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Laws & Regulations
3 available 3 • View allFederal 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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Federal 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.
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