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We would like to inform you that

First, you must notify the employer before the contract is terminated by a month. If you terminate the contract without giving notice, you must compensate the employer for this. This compensation is equivalent to one month's salary.

Second: With regard to maternity leave is paid leave and if the employer refused to calculate the salary during this period you can file a complaint with the Labor Office and you can submit the complaint through the following link:

https://eservices.mohre.gov.ae/MOHRE.WebForms/Home/Complaint

The following are the provisions of the UAE Labor Relations Law, which relate to the content of your inquiry

Article (30):

A female worker shall be entitled to maternity leave with full pay for a period of forty five days, including both pre and post-natal periods, provided that she has completed not less than one year of continuous service with her employer. A female worker who has not completed the aforesaid period of service shall be entitled to maternity leave with half pay.

A female worker who has exhausted her maternity leave may be absent from work without pay for a maximum period of 100 consecutive or non-consecutive days if such absence is due to an illness preventing her from resuming her work. A medical certificate issued by a duly authorized medical institution or authenticated by the competent health authority confirming that the illness is a result of pregnancy or delivery shall document such illness. The leave provided for in the preceding two paragraphs shall not be deducted from other leave periods.

Article (117):

1. Either the employer or the worker may terminate an indefinite term contract for a valid reason at any time following its conclusion, by giving the other party a notice in writing at least 30 days prior to termination.

2. For the daily-paid workers, the notice period shall be as follows:

• One week: if the worker has been employed for more than six months but less than one year.

• Two weeks: if the worker has been employed for not less than one year.

One month: if the worker has been employed for not less than five years.

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