Q: HI. I have recently resigned from my organization. What I want to know is that in the end of service gratuity calculation, the paid leave amount consists of basic pay only. Shouldn't the HRA be part of paid leave amount as well in addition to basic pay?

Q: Dear Sir, I am working in a Hospital as a Registered Nurse from 11.05.2014. My first two labour contracts were unlimited labour contract and after finishing the second contract term, the hospital management renewed the labour contract with a new limited labour contract. I have resigned from the hospital now and I am in the 2 months notice period as per contract. I like to know about the calculation of my gratuity amount. As per the hospital management, they calculate the gratuity as 14 days x 4 years (for the completed unlimited contract period). Whereas I have completed total 5 years and 4 months period in total with the hospital (4 years with unlimited contract and 1 year and 2 months with limited contract). Kindly confirm this gratuity calculation is correct as per the UAE labour law. Also, the hospital management asked me to pay a two-months full salary as a penalty since I am resigning without completing the limited contract. I am awaiting your valued reply.

Q: Dear Sir, I started to work in a company on 28-Feb-2012. In 2014, due to a change in the name of the company/license, they canceled the visa and gave me a new visa to continue. While they changed my visa, they gave me 2 years of gratuity/EOSB. After that, in June 2020, my package was changed due to a specific contract & accordingly, the MOL contract document was changed for visa processing. The changed package is more than previous. Now I have resigned, Please advise; 1. What will be the timeframe to calculate the EOSB (from 2012 or 2014)? 2. Would I receive a gratuity based on my current basic income for the whole year of service (2012/2014 to 2023 Sep.) or my previous pay scale (up to year 2020) & 2020 to now with my current pay scale?

Q: If an employee has resigned within 3 years and his contract has not been converted to a limited contract, what would be the gratuity to be paid? The date of Joining is 1/1/21, and the last day of service is 31/12/23. The basic salary is 10,000. Will it be as per the New Labour Law or can we pay them as per the Old Law as mentioned in Article 68 of the new law which reads as below: "Subject to the provision of Clause (2) of this Article, the employer may calculate the end of service benefits in accordance with the provisions of the employment contract with an undefined term stated in Federal Law No. (8) of 1980 indicated above."

The UAE has mainly the 3 sectors which have their employment laws, like the laws of companies under MOHRE (governed by Federal Law no. (8) of 1980 Labour Law, Domestic works govern under Federal Law no. (10) of 2017 On Domestic Workers and Free Zone companies governed by their specific employment laws.

Issue: An employee resigned from the job after working for 5 years, and signs a letter addressed to the employer that he wants his gratuity to be paid only after his customer pays the employer. Therefore, has the employer defaulted for End of Service (EOS) payment under the UAE Labour Law?

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).