Q: I have a limited period contract for two years and I want to resign as per the internal contract (2 months). I received another offer from a different company, and both companies are in Dubai. Can the employer impose a labour ban on me? If I get a labour ban, and since the new company is a free zone company, will the labour ban has effect as well?

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: If an employee resigns within the first year of employment, is he entitled to a gratuity payment?

Q: My contract is ending on October 19, 2021. I have resigned from the company last September 18, 2021 (limited contract) because of harassment I have been receiving from the CEO and employees of the company due to the manipulation and politics from the CEO. I have not continued working in the company since September 19, 2021, because of the harassment from the company which is risking my health condition. First question, since my visa is expiring on the 19th of October, do I need to approach the company to cancel my visa or will my visa expire and will be cancelled automatically without me going back to my employer and ask them to cancel my visa? Second Question, I know the legal consequences of breaching the limited contract, compensation of the remaining no of days from the contract and labour ban of 6 months. Can I avoid these? Can I get another working visa from another company if I get banned?

Q: Hi Sir/Madam, I resigned from the company after 2.5 years of my 3 years' limited contract. I also served closer to 3 months' notice. Can the employer still hold 45 days of my salary?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I have been working in a company in Jafza for the last 8 months on a limited contract of three years. I resigned from my current job which is inside JFZA free zone since I got a better job offer from a company inside Jafza free zone as well. I have some doubts to clear. Do I have to pay compensation to my company to cancel my visa? If yes, how much would it be? Is it possible to get any type of ban on me? If it is possible, what kind of ban would it be? Will it be applicable inside the Jafza free zone? Hope you can help me with my queries. I look forward to your reply!

Q: Hi Sir/ma'am, I just want to ask if I can leave my boss even though I haven't finished my contract here. I've only been here for a year and one month, but I just want to go back to my country because I don't want to work for them anymore. Will I get in trouble if I leave even though I bought my ticket back to my country?

An interview-format article covering the topic of filing an employment court case in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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).