Q: Can an employee file for a redundant leave if the position they hold in the company is being terminated because the company is restructuring? And for how long can one apply for the leave?

Q: My company terminated me as redundancy due to reducing the workforce in UAE and after 1.5 months, they posted the same job on the jobs website.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I have been terminated from my company with a 30-day notice period after serving 7 years and 10 months. According to my company, my role has become redundant, and they aim to reduce expenses. However, they did not mention any reason for my termination. Am I eligible to claim a three months' salary as compensation? Please advise. Thanks.

Q: Hello, If your employer’s behavior is causing you to resign, could this be considered constructive dismissal? My employer has been illegally deducting from my commission check. When I confronted him, he wrote down various overhead costs to run the practice, costs that, as an employee, I am not responsible for, along with profit-sharing deductions that were never agreed upon in my job offer or contract. He told me that if I couldn’t accept these terms, I would need to find another clinic to work at. He then created a new contract including all these deductions, which I refused to sign. His manager later tried to force me to sign it, but I did not. I felt very threatened and bullied, so I filed a labor complaint, which was transferred to court. However, I currently lack the funds to proceed due to their actions. If I file another labor complaint later and they ask why I no longer work there, can I use constructive dismissal as the reason?

An interview-format article covering the topic of employment termination without a valid reason in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. Ludmila discusses the aspects of termination, like notice periods, end of service benefits, arbitrary dismissal, unpaid salaries etc.

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.

Several modifications have been made to the UAE Labor Law 2025 to protect employee rights and guarantee compliance with modern employment practices. In general, understanding UAE labor laws fosters positive employer-employee relations, ensures legal compliance, and helps establish a balanced workplace.

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.