Hello Sir, My employer terminated me without any...

Please note that an arbitrary or unfair dismissal takes place when an employer terminates an employee or forces him to resign without any justifiable reasons.

And according to Article 122 of the UAE Labour Law, arbitrary termination of an employee happens when an employee is fired for reasons not related to work performance, or when the employee files a valid complaint against an employer, which made the latter terminate him maliciously.

In article 120 of the UAE Labour lays out the reasons for which termination without notice is lawful.

If you believe that you have been dismissed illegally, you can complain to Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, wich will try to solve the issue in an amicable way.

In case that an amicable settlement is not reached, then they will transfer the case to the respective court.

As per Article 123 of the UAE Labour Law, if arbitrary dismissal is proven, the court will order the employer to pay you a compensation. Still the amount of compensation must not exceed the wage for a period of three months, plus you can claim your gratuity, notice period dues or any other unpaid dues entitled from your employer.

In the event that the intended question is otherwise, you can kindly ask us in detail and we will respond to it in the shortest time frame.

In case of unlimited contracts, an employment relation is terminated in one of the following instances:

• Both, the employer and employee mutually agree to terminate the contract.
• When either party decides, at any time, to terminate the contract provided that the terminating party abides by the legal notice requirements and continues to honor his obligations for the duration of the notice period, which cannot be less than one month and no longer than three months.
• When either party acts unilaterally to terminate the contract, without complying with the legal notice and without reasons of default by the other party - in this case, the terminating party bears the legal consequences of early termination.

Termination without notice

An employment contract, whether limited or unlimited can be terminated without notice period by either party in accordance of the UAE Labour Law.

If an employee has an employment contract with indefinite period, termination can be made by informing the other party in writing. The notification should be given at least 30 days before the termination. In lieu of notice, either party may pay the other an amount equivalent to 15 to 7-day salary.