Q: Hi Madam, I have read in one of your answers to a question regarding the calculation of leave salary at the end of job, termination, or resignation, that the leave salary for accumulated leaves will be calculated based on Basic Wage. My doubt is what is accumulated leave? If I received all the dues of leave salary on last leave and I resigned 1 year after resumed duty, only 1 month leave salary is due for me. Is it consider accumulated leave or is it a normal annual leave? And, why the calculation is based on basic pay in this case? I think the accumulated leaves are the days due more than 60 days. Please advise me as I am planning to resign from my job. I completed 20 years in the same company and there is no unpaid leave salary except the last 1 year of service.

Q: My employment was terminated with a proper 30-day notice by the company. I have worked 3 years 7 months and 10 days. I took 8 days per year annual leave instead of 30. Now that I am leaving, I wish to be reimbursed the unused leave. How many days unused leave can I claim according to the law? 

Q: If the worker is dismissed or he resigns, is he entitled to a salary for any annual leave he did not use? It is unclear whether the basic salary only is included or the allowance. It remains arbitrary and so many disputes raised about this subject. Is there anything solid I can use to claim the full salary for the untaken annual leave in case of termination? Thank you!

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, Please kindly help with my case: 1) May I know if I need to pay the company for my visa for resigning after 1 year? My contract is a limited contract for 2 years. 2) During my 1 year in the company, I worked on every public holiday in the retail industry without being paid or compensated. How can I retrieve the compensation for those days? 3) Can I convert my 30-day vacation to cash without taking the vacation after 1 year in the company? Please let me know. Thank you so much!

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My employment in a UAE Freezone company is being terminated on Feb 29. I have 16 days of unused annual leave from 2023, 5 of which were carried over to 2024 according to company policy. Since my termination is due to cost-cutting by the company, they are compensating me for the 5 days carried over and this year's leaves. My question is: Am I entitled to the 11 days that I worked in 2023, and should those leaves be cashed and included in my final settlement?

Q: Hi, I live in the UAE with my own visa. I worked for a real estate company for about 10 months and resigned. They have only given me my salary without vacation pay. They say the reason is I am not on their visa, so they cannot provide vacation balance days. Is that true?

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.

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).