Q: An employee has 2.5 weeks of annual leave booked next month. She has now resigned. Does the notice period include the annual leave? If the annual leave was approved before the resignation, is she still legally allowed to take that leave?

Q: Hello, My boss delayed my vacation until the end of my contract, and I’m not willing to renew. Am I going to be paid for the annual leave my employer didn’t give me? Please answer me!

Q: Good evening, I have an unlimited contract, and I have received an offer letter from another company. However, my previous employer is holding up my resignation. My next job is urgent, but my company does not want to let me go. They said that I need to render a one-month notice. I plan to tell them that I will use my two years' annual leave to cover the one-month notice period. I do not know what to do. I need to start immediately at my new company, but my previous company does not want to let me go. I will complete my two years and am entitled to take a vacation, but I need to resign urgently.

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.

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).

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 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.