Q: Dear consultants, I have been terminated based on restructuring and redundancy. I am working in this free zone company for more than 10 years and had a periodic promotion in work and salary (I have an unlimited contract). 1 - Am I supposed to get 3 months salary compensation based on the arbitrary termination of an unlimited term contract, although they have mentioned 2-month salary as goodwill payment and 1 month notice period salary? 2 - They mentioned "you are entitled to 1 month notice period commencing 10 Nov-19 date and this letter constitutes such notice. you are not required to work your notice period and your last working day in the office as agreed will be 10 Nov-19, we have mutually agreed to pay your notice in lieu on or shortly after your cessation date (10 Nov-19), subset to exit clearance." In this case, can the employer still force me to work in the notice period?

Q: Hi, I got terminated by the company during the probation period. I have 2 months' salary pending. They told asked me to sign the work permit cancellation and after cancellation, the pending salary will be issued to me. I signed and the cancellation is done. Now, they are saying that the pending salaries are deducted for visa cost and other expenses; your visa is canceled and you don't have any relationship with the company. What can I do now?

Q: Good morning All, I was terminated by my company in March 2020 for not signing the unpaid leave document given to me. I was terminated on 23rd March 2020. Once termination letter was signed, ever since then, I have been chasing my ex-company for releasing the final settlement and each time they come up with a different plan. The last option they gave was to sign an agreement with them for 6 months plan but are not giving me any guarantee cheques and insist that I sign the cancellation papers. I want to simply take my money and leave the UAE. They have also directed me to their lawyers now who insist that any agreement signed with the company is not required to be notarized by Dubai Courts and the company is not legally bound to give me any cheques as a guarantee. The company that I worked for is located in Dubai and is a private organisation.

Q: Dear Lawyers, I resigned from my job during the probation period in Sharjah. During the 14-day notice period, my company told me to pay 25,000 AED; otherwise, they would not cancel my visa. Is this legal?

Q: Dear Lawyers, How does a DIFC company protect itself if an employee leaves within 15 days or 1 month of joining (during the probation period)?

Q: Hi, Should I reply to an employer requesting a performance review after I filed a case with the DIFC authorities? Kind Regards,

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.