Q: Hi, Which contract is considered to be the valid contract to use or refer to? A. Employment Contract (From Company) B. Labor Contract (Ministry of Labour) Thank you

Q: I have a notice period of 90 days as per my offer letter, whereas as per my labour contract registered with JAFZA it is 30 days. Please let me know which one will prevail over the other. I would also like to mention that it is specified in my offer letter that in case of conflict between the labour contract and the offer letter, the terms of the Company's offer letter will prevail.

Q: Good day, I joined a company and the offer letter that I signed with them was stating that I have to achieve the target for getting my full salary. But in the MOL contract, I signed that was not there and I had hoped to receive my salary always. And now I am getting the salary sometimes only when I achieve that target in the offer letter signed with the company. Thanks

Q: Hi, I recently accepted a job offer from a company in Dubai. According to the offer letter, the notice period is 30 days. However, upon joining, I was asked to sign the MOL contract, where the notice period is mentioned as 90 days. I don't want to sign the offer with a 90-day notice period. I checked with the employer, and they mentioned that this change happened recently. Kindly advise on the following: Which offer letter is valid in this scenario? Should I consider filing a legal action against the employer for changing the employment contract terms without informing me?

Q: Hi, I resigned recently from my job in Abu Dhabi. In my offer letter, they mentioned 90 days notice period but in my MOL contract, I signed for 30 days notice period. So my question is can I follow my MOL contract for 30 days? Is there any legal issue that will come?

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).