Q: Hi there, If you could please let me know how is End of Service gratuity calculated for resigning employee on unlimited employment contract in Dubai?

Q: I work as a real estate agent in Dubai on a commission only basis for the last five years. How will my end of service gratuity be calculated if I decide to resign? Will it depend on my commission?

Q: I need some help. I was working in a salon since January 2016 (Sharjah visa and a limited contract). I've been working there for 1 year and 10 months. This October 9, 2017, my employer cancelled me without giving my all dues: gratuity, annual leave and even my salary for this month. In May of this year my passport expired, I talked to my employer since April that I want to renew my passport but she said 'No'. On October 19, I filed a case against my employer for retrieving my passport and getting my salary. Last Wednesday we meet in Labour Department and my employer said she will give the passport on November 8, which is the same date when my visa expired. I'm just scared of what will happen if I overstay here.

Q: I work for a company that pays only on a commission basis. I signed a Labour contract for two years with them, where I didn't receive any salary. I also signed an internal contract that states they hire me as an Agent and on a commission basis only. Now, they have terminated my employment after two years. I would like to know, am I entitled to claim my salary before I sign the cancellation documents, provided I remained unpaid up to date. Thank you and look forward to receiving your reply at your earliest convenience.

Q: I was a teacher in a private school. After two years of service, they terminated me and didn't give me the salaries of 4 months. Now, after 3 months of the termination, they're giving me the salaries after deduction of esi and without the payment of 10 cl as they promised. What should I do?

Q: I am the only employee in the company and my job included sales, marketing, accounting, administration and delivery. I worked using my own personal desktop, phone, internet connection and car since the company has not provided any. I started work in this Free Zone company on Dec 1, 2014, under unlimited contract and on my husband's visa. I have resigned last Dec 11, 2017, and served my 30 days’ notice period last Jan 11, 2018. My employer was supposed to pay the final settlement on my last day but then she re-scheduled to meet on Jan 14, then on January 16 and lastly on Jan 18. Just before the day of agreed final settlement, she accused me that all my previous work emails have been allegedly deleted. She filed a complaint of Breach of Contract on Jan 18 and I also filed a complaint about her delay in paying my end of service benefits. She has continuously intimidated me with her plans to file it in court. These false allegations have caused me and my family emotional distress. Please advise.

Q: I was working in one of the biggest and renowned groups in the UAE for 12 years and I have resigned (due to delays in salaries every month) on 01.06.2017 and served a 1-month notice. After getting no response from the company for 5 months, I finally launched a complaint in TASHEEL. After the court hearing, I got a wrong judgment of settlement of 1 year instead of 12 years and was asked to raise an appeal against the judgment. Again, after 7-8 hearings, I got the judgment which states that the leave salary to be paid for 60 days as per the basic salary. But as per my company's policy, the leave salary was payable as per the gross salary. My dispute with the company was on the number of days of leave salary, which according to me should be 60 days and the company was paying for 37.5 days only. I have again raised an appeal (Something called ILTIMAS if I am not wrong) attaching a translation of the company's HR Policy also, which was eventually rejected by the court. I just want to know what is the next step to follow.

Q: Hello! My private LLC company terminated my limited contract with them effective immediately (without any notice at all) last Wednesday, December 2, 2020, under the grounds that I have violated section E of Article 120. Actually, they fired more or less than 13 people and most of us were about to finish our contracts January-April next year. As for me, my contract will end in February. The thing is, our employer told us all that no one of us will receive our gratuity because of their allegation that we violated section E of Article 120. The termination letters that they gave us have the heading of "Termination Notice" but on the body of the letter, it was written that our contracts with them were terminated on that day that we received them effective immediately. Also, the name of the HR manager was not signed and they just wrote the first name and the first capital letter of the surname like "John D." Please advise on how we should proceed. We would truly appreciate it. Thank you!

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.

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.

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).