Arbitrary termination of a work contract A study in the UAE Labor Relations Regulation Law No. 8 of 1980

This study addresses the subject of the arbitrary dismissal of the labor contract in the UAE Labor Relations Regulation Law No. 8 of 1980, is one of the important and advanced laws in this field. We have noted how the UAE legislator has paid special attention to the worker, as he is the economically weak party in this contract and deserves legal protection. However, on the other hand, the law did not neglect the interest of the employer. The worker may leave the work without any justification but only because he has found another work with higher wages. The UAE judiciary has endeavored to consider other cases as part of the arbitrary dismissal of the worker, such as dismissing the worker for the reason that he refuses to work overtime or move to a new job which is totally different from his previous work.