Q: I have been working on a limited contract with a company for 8 years. I kept on renewing the same contract every 2 years. Last year in April 2017, I renewed the same contract. This year, in March 2018, I resigned from my job and I am serving my notice period for one month. Will I get my gratuity? Do I have to pay my compensation fee? I'm a qualified accountant. Can the company put a ban on me?

Q: What is maximum compensation for employment contract for 5 years but where after 1st year the original owner divested of the business but never gave a termination notice to staff?

Q: I was working with a company in Abu Dhabi since 2014 and successfully completed my 2-year limited contract. Now, I sent a non-renewal letter to my company after finishing my contract, but they are forcing me to sign one more contract and not releasing me by saying that I am supervising many projects and I cannot leave suddenly. It is very important for me to go back to my country and solve my personal problems. kindly suggest, what should I do? I have already booked a complaint against them in labour but I am worried that through labour dept. it will take time as my employer always skip court hearings. Kindly suggest and also correct me if I am wrong, do the employee in a limited contract need to give notice period before the expiry of work permit?

Q: Dear Sir, I am working in the UAE for 5 years with one employer under a limited contract. This is my 3rd contract. If I terminate the contract before expiry, am I eligible to gratuity and how much compensation I need to pay to the employer?

Q: My contract is expiring and I informed my employer that I won't be continuing. My contract is a Limited contract. The offer that I singed states that I am eligible for a ticket if I completed my 2 years. Since I am not continuing, does it mean that I am not eligible for the ticket? Aside from the gratuity, what else should I get from the company?

Q: I will be ending my contract on the 25th of June 2021 for a limited contract. Do I need to write a cancellation letter? Or notice letter? Or it will expire on the said date? Secondly, for these 2 years, I did not travel for vacation. What will be my benefits? Who pays the return ticket back home? In case I get a new job, when do I leave as per UAE law to join the new company? Can I move at the end of the contract or at the end of my Emirates ID?

س: السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته، هل عند انتهاء عقد العمل محدد المدة يطالبني صاحب العمل بشهر إنذار؟

Q: Hi, I'm working in a private company in Dubai. I'm for 6 years with them, and I'm planning not to do the renewal. My contract ends on 27 May 2023 and my visa is until 23 June 2023. Which one should I follow, the contract end or the visa end? Which is the best month to render the notice period?

When an employee or employer mentions legal issues related to their labour relationship, the first question to be raised is: do you have a limited or unlimited labour contract? We try here to shed light on the relevant provisions of the limited and unlimited contracts in the UAE labour law pertaining to resignation, termination of employment, notice period and calculation of the end of service benefits.

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.

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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).