Can UAE employer sack worker while he is on leave?

Can UAE employer sack worker while he is on leave?

Know your legal rights in the UAE.. I have been employed since 2015 by an interior designing company which is incorporated in a free zone.. My employer demanded that I take leave for 30 days and suggested that I book my plane tickets.. I booked my flight and went on leave.. After my leave ended, my employer intimated me that they have to terminate my employment contract with immediate effect.. AnswerPursuant to your query, we assume that the 30 days' leave your employer demanded you to take is your annual leave and you are currently outside the UAE due to which you are unable to resume work.. If a free zone authority does not have its own set of employment rules and regulations, then the provisions of Federal Law No. (8) of 1980 regulating employment relations in the UAE (the 'Employment Law') and the subsequent ministerial decrees shall be applicable.. As you have not mentioned the free zone in which your employer is incorporated in your query will be addressed in accordance to the provisions of the Employment Law and the subsequent applicable ministerial resolutions.. As per the provisions of the Employment Law, it may be noted that an employer