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UAE sick leave: 90 days/year after probation. Days 1-15 paid in full, days 16-45 half pay, days 46-90 unpaid. Requires 3-day notice and UAE medical certificate.

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Standard notice is 30–90 days written notice (must be set in contract). The other party can pay in lieu. Probation termination requires 14 days.

Can I be terminated during my probation period in the UAE?

Yes. Employer must give 14 days written notice. No gratuity if under 1 year. Discriminatory or retaliatory dismissal can still be challenged at MOHRE.

Employment & Labour

What is the Wage Protection System penalty for late salary?

Last updated 7/5/20260 viewsProvisionalUAE federal

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Quick answer: Late salary penalties under UAE WPS: flags at 15+ days, fines and permit blocks at 31+ days, suspension and criminal referral at 60+ days or repeated breach.

Under the UAE Labour Law and the WPS executive regulations, an employer who pays salaries through WPS more than 15 days after the agreed pay period faces escalating administrative penalties from the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE) :

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