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3 available 3 • View allDo I still need to pay his full notice period for redundancy if he leaves before finishing it?




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Q: Hi.
I had to make some employees redundant as per their contract, and I gave them a notice period.
One employee who I made redundant wants to leave in his notice period for a new role to begin next week and wants me to cancel his visa.
In this scenario, what do I owe him legally other than his gratuity payments?
Do I still need to pay his full notice period for redundancy?





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Terminated due to company losses: What are the labor rights deserved?




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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
My husband has been working for a company for 4.5 years. However, he was terminated with a one-month notice until the end of February due to company losses.
Can he receive three months' salary, gratuity, and leave?
Thank you!





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Can the employer reduce the notice period date?
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Q: Hi Hari,
Appreciate if you can help me on the below query.
I have recently resigned from my employer during the probation period. I submitted my resignation 12 days prior to my last working day and mentioned my last working day in my resignation.
However, as per the employment contract, I have to serve them a notice period of seven days during the probation.
My employer has now changed my last working day (for eg: If my last working date was 22nd of Oct they changed it to 17th of October) mentioning that you only have to serve a seven-day notice.
Could you please advise if they are allowed to change my last working date?
As per my understanding, it was a minimum of seven-day notice. However, I could have provided the resignation before that mentioning my last date.
If they want to change the last working they have to terminate me on a minimum notice of seven days.
Also, please let me know if during my probation I will be eligible for annual leave encashment and repatriation allowance.

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Laws & Regulations
3 available 3 • View allFederal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2021 On the Regulation of Labor Relations 34
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).
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Federal Law No. (8) of 1980 Concerning the Regulation of Labor Relations 53
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.
Apr 20, 1980
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Ministerial Decree No. (765) of 2015 On Rules and Conditions for the Termination of Employment Relations 8
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.
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