Q: If the employer terminates you during the probation period with immediate effect on the same day and makes you sign a notice of termination, is this right since it's unlimited labour agreement? So for example, the termination happened on 23rd March immediately but then the notice shall be given 30 days before the last working day, how can the 23rd be the last working day?

Q: Hello, I got a termination in my probation period but I have a notice period of 1 month in the termination letter. Yesterday, I got one interview with the permission of the manager I went for an interview for 2 and a half hours. Then the MD shouted at me and said not to come from tomorrow onwards to the office as they do not allow me to complete my notice period. They sent the mail also to me not to come to the office and come in the evening to collect my dues. I sent the reply mail that I cannot come for your yesterdays mental and verbal harassing conversations. And I request to send my detailed settlements for further process through the mail, but they didn't reply to me and I am afraid they will not pay. They're also saying to me they will pay until worked days on probation but my notice clearly mentioned they will pay in full in the period of the last. Please tell me if I am in trouble.

Q: Hi, I have been working for a US company since Jan 1st, 2002. On Monday, 20th Jan 2020. I was given a letter of termination which only stated we are terminating your position. I was on a UK contract from 2002 to December 2018 and they forced me to move to a local Dubai contract, I’ve been employed in Jebel Ali Free Zone for the whole duration. I had no prior warning of this, but I was asked to leave immediately and hand in my company laptop and take a 30-day garden leave. I was also given 60 additional days as an ex gratia payment. I have received the final settlement calculations which include gratuity. My question is, is this the correct procedure that should be followed? When are they entitled to cancel my visa? Is it after 30 days or after 90 days? My visa expires on 20th Feb so it looks like this was planned. However, am I entitled to ask them to renew my visa for the full 90 day period? And when do they legally have to pay my end of service benefits?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My employer breached the 14-day policy and terminated me without prior notice. I have filed a labor case against them, which is ongoing. Can I request my employer to cancel my visa while the case is still active, as they compelled me to withdraw the complaint to cancel my visa?

Three new ministerial decrees containing a new set of rules for the labour market were issued by the UAE Ministry of Labour last year and came into force on the 1st of January this year. The decrees are expected to alter the contractual relationship between employers and workers in the UAE.

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.

There are laws and international conventions in place to protect workers’ rights and ensure their wellbeing. Specifically, under the UAE Labor Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021), there are established procedures for terminating employment contracts.

An interview-format article covering the topic of employment termination without a valid reason in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. Ludmila discusses the aspects of termination, like notice periods, end of service benefits, arbitrary dismissal, unpaid salaries etc.

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).