Q: I am a doctor in Dubai. I joined a clinic from April 2019 to date. When I joined the clinic in April 2019, my visa was not renewed with the new clinic because I had already a valid visa with another company and I was not able to cancel my visa as that company was sealed and closed. The visa was changed only in January 2020 after the previous company cleared all their dues. Now I asked my current employer to issue me an employment letter/experience certificate for my CV/profile update (On Dataflow). HR has issued me a letter with dates from January 2020 to date, but my actual experience is from April 2019 to today. The employer says that this experience certificate can be used as a legal document to file a case against them that I worked without their visa from April 2019 to January 2020. Can you please guide me if this experience letter (for the purpose of my CV and Dataflow) has any legal consequences? And what can we do in this situation? I will greatly appreciate it. Thank you!

س: السلام عليكم أنا أداوم بشركة في دبي تحت فترة الاختبار ال6 أشهر وانتهت اليوم. قاموا بفصلي بعد مرو ال6 أشهر على أنني غير مؤهل للعمل، مع العلم أنني حائز على درجة بكالوريوس ومعي 25 شهادة أخرى ولدي ما يقارب 11 عاماً خبرة وأنني كنت أفضل موظف بهذه الفترة إلى درجة استغراب الزملاء لفصلي. وسبب فصلي لأنني لم أوافقه الرأي وقد قام بشتمي عدة مرات شفاهةً وأنا معه وحيداً وليس لدي أي شهود، ومرة واحدة على الواتس اب ولا يزال ذلك الكلام معي. الرجاء نصيحتي لكي آخذ حقي منه. وشكراً

Q: Labor Rights Query - Termination without a valid reason Dear Sir/Mam, I was recently terminated by my company where I had worked for 2 years and 8 months under renewed limited contract (2-year term). There was no sort of prior warning letter or verbal communication regarding the termination. I have my labour contract due until November 2019. The company handed me a renewal letter of our internal contract back on July 25th 2017, for a term period of 1 year. Also, the termination letter which was handed over to me on June 21st 2018 had stated “Non-Renewal of Contract”. The notice period was until 24th July 2018. Right now I am waiting for my visa cancellation paper & full final settlement papers to come. I wanted to know If I am eligible for three months compensation and other benefits under arbitrary termination provisions (if this case comes under that). Thanks & Regards Sujit

An interview-format article covering the topic of filing an employment court case in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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).

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.