Question: I have a question about employment offer letters. Is it legally possible for an organisation to extend an offer letter to a candidate but withdraw it later for whatever reason? Is the offer letter lawfully binding, where it's not just on the potential candidate to accept/reject it, but the company also has the liberty to withdraw during the hiring process?
Answer: It is presumed that your queries are in relation to the federal laws and regulations of the UAE in respect of employment relations i.e., the Federal Law No 8 of 1980 on the Regulation of Employment Relations, as amended from time to time (the Employment Law) and the subsequent Ministerial Resolutions adopted in pursuance thereof.
The issuance of employment offer letters before execution of employment contracts were made compulsory following the provisions of Article (1) and Article (2) of the Ministerial Decree (764) Of 2015 On the Implementation of the Ministry of Labour's Approved Standard Employment Contracts (the "MD 764/2015").
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