According to the country's employment law, an employee is eligible for 30 days of annual leave upon completing one year of service

Question: Can I encash all my annual leaves by working the entire year? If yes, how is this calculated?

Answer: Pursuant to your query, it is assumed that you are a full-time employee of a mainland company in the UAE. Therefore, the provisions of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 on the Regulation of Employment Relations and Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022 on the Implementation of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 Regarding the Regulation of Employment Relations are applicable.

In the UAE, an employee is eligible for 30 days of annual leave upon completing one year of employment. This is in accordance with Article 29 (1) of the Employment Law, which states, “Without prejudice to the rights accruing to the employee prior to the entry into force of this Decree-Law, the employee shall be entitled to a paid annual leave of not less than: a. 30 (thirty) days a year for each year of service.”

An employer should permit an employee to avail of annual leave at least once in two years unless the employee wishes to carry forward the annual leave or be paid in lieu of leave. This is in accordance with Article 29 (8) of the Employment Law, which states, “The employer may not prevent the employee from using his accrued annual leave for more than 2 (two) years unless the employee wants to carry it over or be paid in lieu of leave according to the...

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