Q: Hi, I am working on a 2-year limited contract in an LLC company, Abu Dhabi as a vehicle sales executive. Now I have completed nineteen months in this company and my employer has given me a warning letter based on performance. My question is: can the employer terminate me before the contract expiry? and if he terminates me based on performance, do I get three months' salary and get a labor ban in this case? I hold a bachelor's degree.

Q: Hello, I recently got fired for "poor performance" 3 days after one of my co-workers resigned. I work in a small company that is comprised of 8 employees, the co-worker who resigned makes up for almost all the profit in the company, and also a month before that, we moved to a way cheaper business tower. 2 weeks before I got fired, I received a nice compliment from my boss so I didn't see a reason for that. I also have statistics that show I boosted the company's performance and received a lot of praise from different company branches. After I received my termination email, a week later my boss still gave me a project to work on. Also multiple times I get texted after working hours. I also once was going on a vacation and when I went there, I received information that my vacation would be unpaid. Even then I was still receiving text messages from my boss regarding work. There are a lot of things that happened that I will need to discuss, I could really use some advice.

Q: Hello, The company terminated the employee for poor performance. He claims the repatriation tickets. Questions: 1) Shall we cover the cost of repatriation? Because as per Article 13 (12), if the termination is for a cause, the employee is not eligible for repatriation tickets. 2) If we have to pay, during which period of time we need to provide tickets?

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.

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).