Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I am on the probation period after arriving in the UAE. I had an appendectomy and am unfit for my job. Can I go back to my country without resigning if I get a 2-month sick leave and come back to join my job after 2 months?

Q: I resigned from the company by giving notice of 30 days but wasn't able to complete the duration. I took an absence leave for the last 06 days and every day sent an email to the company for taking leave on those days. Once the 30 days were completed, my company sent me an email claiming the following: "Due to your failure to serve the notice period since submitting your letter of resignation, which is considered a clear violation of the labor law, it requires compensation depending on the type of damage you caused". Can the company take such action even after informing them every day and not receiving any response from them?

Q: Dear Concern, I would like to seek assistance. I am newly hired by a company, but I have not signed my offer letter yet because I am planning to go on an annual vacation in December. Am I entitled to file for vacation leave even though I am newly joined?

Q: Hello, My employer fired me under Article 44 for not showing up for work for 7 days in a row. But that’s not the case at all. I was sick and the management was aware and they let me go. I went to another country to get treatment because it’s expensive in Dubai. My employer did not pay me my salary for the month I worked and fired me. I have official sick leave from another country and there is correspondence where my employer sent me to another country for treatment. The problem is that the employer says that he will take compensation for the training that was specified in the contract, but I did not undergo training at all; I immediately started work from the first day of work and there was no training. Does my employer have the right to charge me such a fee and not pay my salary?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, How are sick leaves counted if an employee takes sick leave before public holidays or weekends?

Q: Hello, I resigned from my job a few days ago due to health reasons, and my employer does not provide us with health insurance. Can he hold me committed to a 90-day notice period when my labor rights to have insurance have been violated? Would I get in trouble if I only served 30 days?

Q: Hello, During the notice period, is an employee allowed to take sick leave? If not, can the employer deduct the sick leave from the employee’s end-of-service benefits? Additionally, what is the legal basis for this? Specifically, which law or ministerial decision governs this matter?

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 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).

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.