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Termination Letter (Articles 42–44)

Written termination notice under the Labour Law — Article 43 (termination with 30–90 days' notice for a legitimate reason) or Article 44 (termination without notice, closed list of grounds, written investigation required); termination without a legitimate reason exposes the employer to compensation of up to 3 months' salary.

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🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
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HR & staff
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EN
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TERMINATION LETTER

Employee: Position:

This letter is issued under Federal Decree-Law No. 33/2021 ("Labour Law"): Article 42 sets out the general grounds on which employment ends; Article 43 permits termination with notice of 30–90 days (as agreed in the contract) for a legitimate reason; Article 44 permits termination WITHOUT notice only on a closed list of grounds (forged documents, deliberate damage, breach of safety rules, intoxication at work, violence, 20 intermittent or 7 consecutive days of unauthorised absence, and others), and only after a written investigation. Termination without a legitimate reason exposes the Employer to compensation of up to 3 months' salary under Article 47.

1. GROUND FOR TERMINATION 1.1. Ground: . 1.2. Detail: . 1.3. Reference to prior warnings / investigation record: .

2. NOTICE AND LAST WORKING DAY 2.1. Notice given on: . 2.2. Notice period: days (30–90 days under Article 43, if applicable). 2.3. Last working day: . 2.4. During the notice period the Employee is entitled to one unpaid day per week to search for new employment.

3. FINAL SETTLEMENT 3.1. Gratuity and final payment are computed separately — see .

4. PROTECTED COMPLAINTS 4.1. A dismissal issued because the Employee filed a complaint with MOHRE or a court claim is automatically treated as abusive under Article 47.

Issued by ______________ / / Date: Employee acknowledged receipt ______________ / /

This is a boilerplate template, not legal advice. It is written for UAE MAINLAND businesses under MOHRE (Federal Decree-Law No. 33/2021 and its executive regulations); free zones (DMCC, JAFZA, and others) have their own labour contract portals and forms, and DIFC/ADGM are separate common-law jurisdictions with their own employment law and data-protection law (DIFC Employment Law, DEWS instead of gratuity, and data-protection rules other than the PDPL) — confirm which regime applies before use. Emirate-level rules (Dubai DET/DM, Abu Dhabi ADDED/DCT/ADAFSA, Sharjah SEDD, and others) also diverge. Have this template reviewed by a UAE-qualified lawyer and verified against the current MOHRE, WPS, PDPL, and emirate-specific requirements before use.

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