Q: I want to resign from my current employer because the work environment is not good and telling me to work in the office a minimum of 10 hrs a day without any overtime. I'm on a limited term employment contract with my current employer and my probation is running. If I resign, will they ask for the visa charges or something else? And what is the period of serving the notice period for resignation? Please clear my doubt.

Q: Hello, How can I terminate a contract with the sponsor after only 1 month? The workload is too much for me!

Q: Hello legal advisers and lawyers, What is the compensation I can get from my employer's violation and abuse of me? - No days off. - 12 hours working per day for 4 months. - On my 5th month it became 24 hours work per day and they give rest only 3-4 hours a day then back to work. For the whole month, even I was crying for refusal. - Not enough food. - Not paid fairly according to working hours. - Refusal from the medical test. - No visible contract. - No medical insurance. - Forced to work 24 hours against my will and reason for me to get too sick, restless and sleepless. - Passport was confiscated by my employer. - Emirates ID was also confiscated by them. - These are the reasons why I left my job to save myself from possible death.

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.

According to this Decree, tentative approval to admit a foreign worker for the purpose of employment in the UAE cannot be granted until an Employment Offer that conforms with the Standard Employment Contract is duly signed by the employee and presented to the Ministry of Labour.

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).