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Question: I will be taking up employment with a Dubai-based company shortly. Have probation rules changed after the new UAE employment law went into force? What type of leaves can I take during probation? What is the notice period if I am to resign or if the company is to fire me?
Response: It is assumed that you shall be employed by a mainland entity based in Dubai. Therefore, the provisions of Federal Decree Law No. 33 of 2021 on the Regulation of Employment Relations (the 'Employment Law') are applicable.
In the UAE, an employer may place an employee on probation for not more than six months. The employer may terminate the employee during this period by serving 14 days’ notice. This is in accordance with Article 9(1) of the Employment Law, which states: "The Employer may employ the employee on probation for a period not exceeding (6) six months from the service commencement date. The employer may terminate the employee during such period by giving the employee (14) fourteen days' prior written notice.”
An employer may not place an employee on probation again after the completion of the six-month period. This is in accordance with Article 9(2) of the Employment Law.
Further, an employee who intends to resign and join another employer in the UAE during the probation period needs to serve one-month notice. The new employer shall compensate...
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