According to the Federal Decree-Law no. 33, it is mandatory for the employer to provide the employee with all payable dues including benefits, final settlements, etc, within 14 days after their contract has ended.
Either party can singly terminate a limited (fixed-term) contract. In unlimited contracts, both employer and employee must agree to terminate the contract.
The law stipulates that the employer may terminate without notice only after conducting a written investigation of the worker. The dismissal notice must be in
×According to the UAE Labour Law, an employee upon end of contract should be given an end-of-service certificate detailing start date, end date and nature of work performed during the period of employment. If an employee resigns due to breach of obligations by the employer, assault or harassment or violence on the employee by the employer or its representatives during work, grave danger in workplace that threatens the safety or health of the employee, or giving an assignment that is fundamentally different from the work agreed in the employment contract, the employee may resign and terminate the contract with immediate effect and shall not be liable to pay any compensation for the notice period. An employee who signs a limited contract cannot resign or quit, with or without notice before this term finishes. If an employer seeks to terminate the contract prior to the end of the limited term, the employee is entitled to “early termination compensation” of a minimum three months’ remuneration.,According to
Article 125 of the UAE Labour Law, an employee upon end of contract should be given an end-of-service certificate detailing start date, end date and nature of work performed during the period of employment. It may also state your latest pay or wage details if requested.
“If the resignation by the employee is because of any of the reasons mentioned in Article 45 the law [on leaving work without notice] - such as breach of obligations by the employer, assault or harassment or violence on the employee by the employer or its representatives during work, grave danger in workplace that threatens the safety or health of the employee, or giving an assignment that is fundamentally different from the...
An employee who signs a limited contract cannot resign or quit, with or without notice before this term finishes. The employer, in this case, can request for a labour ban of up to
one year, regardless of whether the employee's residency is sponsored by the employer or not.Under the UAE Labour Law an employee is entitled to “
early termination compensation” of a minimum three months’ remuneration, including salary and allowances, (or the remainder of the term of the contract if the period remaining is less than three months), if an employer seeks to terminate the contract prior to the end of the limited term.
