Q: Kindly advise me. My contract with my employer is an unlimited contract. I resigned from my job and on resignation when I demanded my return air ticket, my employer told me that they are not responsible for my repatriation. They will deduct it from my final settlement. Is this correct?

Q: I completed 3 years, so I am eligible to get my ticket to go back to my hometown because I resigned already and the owner of our company said that you used your company ticket 2 months before. So now I'm not eligible to get a ticket. Is that true?

Q: Hi, I resigned from my hotel after 22 months of service, hoping to get another job. It's been 2 months, and I haven't found one yet. Is my previous employer obligated to pay for my air ticket?

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 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).

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.