Q: Hello, I am currently working on a limited contract but I have finished the six months probation period. Now, I would like to resign from the company. As per the law, I need to pay 45 days' salary. My question is if I complete the six months probation period and give resignation, will I get a ban? And for the 45 days salary, is it accounted for based on the basic salary only or the full salary.

Q: I was working in one company which is in Hamriyah Free Zone. My visa is stamped on 10 June 2018. I went on emergency leave on 12 Oct, and since then I have not returned to work. I have sent a resignation email on 22 Nov through email and requested to proceed for visa cancellation. But nobody has responded back to me. I am still out of the UAE. Can you please advise me?

Q: Dear sir, Requesting your legal advice. I renewed my limited contract in June 2019. Now, I am starting the 3rd year. I got one month's leave salary and 30 days' leave home. If I resign now from my contract: 1. What are the procedures I should follow before resigning? 2. What payments am I supposed to make to the company? 3. Am I entitled to any gratuity or benefits if I resigned from a limited contract?

Q: Hi there. I have resigned in March. My last day is June 12th. When I finish I will have completed 11 months. I have offered compensation in lieu of notice. My company has rejected it. Is this legal for them to reject? Secondly - as said the last day is June 12th. My employer told me today they will not pay me my May salary in May. Instead, they will hold it and pay in my settlement in June. Is this legal? I work in a free zone but their employment rights they have said are as per MOHRE.

Q: This is my case right now. I finished my 2-year contract with a company. They decided not to renew me anymore. My work is as a waiter. My renewal date is supposedly December 6, 2024. I had my last day with them last November 2, 2024. I should be doing a handing over for 1 month but I did not fulfill this, since I already started in my new company. Questions: 1. Can they sue me for absconding? 2. Will I still pay the company for the remaining days that I did not do the handing over or they will just not pay my salary for the handing over month and will not give me my gratuity?

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).