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8 available 8 • View allClaiming accumulated annual leave days upon termination
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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?

Oct 5, 2017
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Request for an emergency leave after one month of joining work
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Q: Sir,
I came here to Dubai with an employment e-visa last month, the 16th, and finished almost one month with the company.
I have an emergency at my home and I need to go for one week, please suggest how to approach the company.
I will return in one week, is it possible or I need to pay a compensation as per the UAE law?
Please suggest what I will do.

Jun 17, 2018
3457
Calculation of weekend days and holidays in the annual leave
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Q: Our company is off on Friday and Saturday. I wanted to take annual leave on Thursday and I will rejoin on Sunday. How many annual leave days should be deducted from me?
Another scenario, if I went for annual leave from Thursday until Sunday and will rejoin on Monday, how many days should be deducted from me?

Jan 27, 2021
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The basis for calculating accrued annual leave days upon resigning
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Q: Dear Madam/Sir,
I am employed under a JAFZA contract, and at the end of June, I'm leaving the company and the UAE. My position is a manager and I am office-based.
My employment contract is based on 5 working days per week (Friday and Saturday off). When I take my annual leave, only the weekdays are taken for my leave balance calculation (i.e. 2 weeks off costs me 10 days leave).
I still have an outstanding leave balance of 12 days over 2021. The company will pay out these days with my final salary. However, I have my doubts about the way they calculate the value of these days.
They take my monthly salary, divide this by 30 days, and multiply this by 12. But in my opinion, since I have a contract based on 5 days per week, they should take my monthly salary and divide it by 21.75 days instead of 30 days.
I would like to know what is the correct way to calculate this, and how this is described in the UAE labor law.
Thank you very much in advance.
Kind regards,
P.

Jun 16, 2021
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How to calculate the annual leave when there is an off-day in between?
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Q: One of the employees is going on annual leave from 13th November (Saturday) to 26th November (Friday). He will re-join on 27th, Nov 2021.
Friday is a weekly off-day for that employee. So how many days will get calculated for the annual leave?

Oct 29, 2021
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If a person resigns, how is the untaken leave being calculated?
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Q: Hello,
Can you please help me with an answer to this?
If a person resigns, how is the untaken leave being calculated?
Is the remaining balance based on the same daily rate as the basic salary or should it be based on working days?
Thank you.

Jun 24, 2022
267
Is the weekend considered a part of the annual leave or it is excluded?

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Q: If an employee travels during the weekend for his/her annual vacation, will the weekend be part of the leave?
For example, the employee is traveling from 4th Mar 2023 to 12th Mar 2023. What will be the total no. of leave days availed?


Mar 15, 2023
508
Do weekends count in the annual leave calculation?


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Q: Hi,
We have 30 days of annual leave.
For example, if someone takes leave from November 13, 2023, to November 17, 2023, will November 18 and 19 be included as part of the annual leave?



Nov 8, 2023
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Sep 10, 2024
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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.
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Sep 20, 2021
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Hello,
My employer fired me under Article 44 for not showing up for work for 7 days in a row. But that’s not the case at all. I was sick and the management was aware and they let me go.
I went to another country to get treatment because it’s expensive in Dubai. My employer did not pay me my salary for the month I worked and fired me.
I have official sick leave from another country and there is correspondence where my employer sent me to another country for treatment.
The problem is that the employer says that he will take compensation for the training that was specified in the contract, but I did not undergo training at all; I immediately started work from the first day of work and there was no training.
Does my employer have the right to charge me such a fee and not pay my salary?
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He hasn’t, and the seller has not handed over the deposit.
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How to cancel the MoU to buy an apartment with the broker if the bank did not approve the loan? 0
Hi,
I have a situation where I signed an MoU and gave my security deposit to the seller's agent. However later, the bank valuation of the property is lower than the selling price.
On my MoU, it has a clause that “the buyer has a right to cancel/negotiate if the bank valuation is not the same as MoU.” I tried to negotiate, however, we didn't agree on the price so I asked to cancel.
Now the agent is threatening me that they will not cancel the MoU and that will deposit my cheque. Later I also came to know that the person I am dealing with is not the same person whose name is mentioned as a broker in the MoU.
The agent I am dealing with is constantly messaging me with threats. I decided not to speak to him and instead, I wrote an email to the broker whose name is mentioned on the MoU but received no response.
I am on a very tight timeline as I need to vacate my apartment in 3 weeks, I found another unit but I don't know if I can pursue this while the initial MoU still not canceled.
Please, I need advice.
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Employer asking for visa reimbursement after resignation: do I need to pay? 0
Hello Sir/Madam,
I have already finished my first year with my company and resigned.
My employer is asking me to reimburse the cost of my visa because I did not finish my two-year contract.
Do I need to pay? The cost is 7,000 AED.
Oct 20, 2023
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