Question: I work in a company based in Dubai. I was unable to travel to my home country due to Covid-related lockdowns and restrictions. I have over 40 days of paid leaves left. I wish to avail the leave together and go on a long break, but my employer is refusing to approve it. By law, is there a limit on the number of leaves employees can take?
Answer: Pursuant to your queries, we assume that you are employed in a mainland company based in the emirate of Dubai. Therefore, the provisions of Federal Law No. 8 of 1980 Regulating Employment Relations in the UAE (the ‘Employment Law’) are applicable.
In the UAE, an employee is eligible for 30 days of annual leave if he or she has completed at least one year of service with the employer. This is in accordance with Article 75 of the Employment Law, which states, “The employee must be granted an annual leave during each year of service which may not be less than:
1. Two days per month in respect of any employee with more than six months and less than one year of service.
2. Thirty days per annum in respect of any employee whose period of service exceeds one year.
In the event of termination of an employee's service, he shall be entitled to an annual leave for the fractions of the last year of service.”
Further, an employer is entitled to decide on the commencement date of the annual leave and divide the same into two parts. This is in accordance...
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