Ask the UAE Labour Law
A free AI assistant that answers from the text of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021, its Implementing Regulation (Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022) and Ministerial Resolution No. 340 of 2026 on the Wage Protection System — and cites the articles.
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AI-generated answer based on the English text of UAE labour law. It can be wrong or incomplete and is not legal advice, and no lawyer–client relationship is created. The Arabic text of the law prevails over any English translation, and your employment contract, the free-zone law that may apply to you (DIFC, ADGM) and any decision of MOHRE or a court prevail over this answer — verify with MOHRE or a licensed legal consultant.
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Ask the UAE Labour Law is a free assistant for employees, employers and HR teams in the UAE private sector. You ask in your own words; it finds the articles of the law that deal with the question, reads them, and answers in a few sentences with the articles cited, so you can open the official text and check. When the text does not answer the question, it says so instead of guessing.
What the Assistant Answers From
Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 Regarding the Regulation of Employment Relationships — the UAE Labour Law — in the consolidated English text published by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE), including its amendments: all 74 articles.
Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022, the Implementing Regulation of the Labour Law, in the English text MOHRE publishes: all 39 articles. MOHRE marks that English text “not an official translation”.
Ministerial Resolution No. 340 of 2026 Concerning the Wage Protection System: its 8 articles and Annex 1, the timetable of measures against late wage payment.
Arabic is the approved language of the Labour Law (Article 66). The assistant reads the English text, so where the two differ the Arabic text prevails.
How an Answer Is Made
Step 1: an AI model reads your question against a short index of every article (its number, its title and a few key words) and names the articles that deal with it. A keyword search over the full text adds one or two more, in case the index missed one.
Step 2: the model receives the full text of at most six of those articles — and nothing else — and writes a short answer in the language of the page, listing the articles it relied on.
Step 3: before you see it, the server checks the answer. A cited article that was not among those provided is removed; a number that does not appear in those articles or in your question rejects the answer; and an answer left without a citation is replaced with “not found in the law text”.
Limits
The answer is AI-generated. It can be wrong or incomplete, and it is not legal advice; no lawyer–client relationship is created.
Only the three instruments above are read. Other ministerial resolutions, circulars, MOHRE practice, fees, court judgments and your employment contract are not — and each of them can change the result for you.
The assistant does not cover the DIFC or ADGM free zones (they have their own employment laws), government employees, domestic workers, visas and residence, or tax, and it does not judge a specific dispute or predict how it will end.
Each question stands alone; a follow-up carries only your previous question and its answer.
Where the Law Answers Common Questions
Sample questions and the provision that answers each, quoted from the text:
How long can a probation period be?
FDL 33/2021 · Art. 9(1)
Not more than 6 months from the start of work; an employer ending the contract during it must notify the worker in writing at least 14 days before.
How many days of annual leave does a worker get?
FDL 33/2021 · Art. 29(1)
At least 30 days with full wage for each year of service, and 2 days for each month where service is more than six months but less than a year.
What notice period applies to a termination?
FDL 33/2021 · Art. 43(1)
The period agreed in the contract, which must be not less than 30 days and not more than 90 days.
How is the end-of-service gratuity calculated?
FDL 33/2021 · Art. 51(2), (6)
For a full-time foreign worker with a year or more of continuous service: 21 days of basic wage for each of the first five years and 30 days for each year after, in total not more than two years’ wage.
When must wages be paid through WPS?
MR 340/2026 · Art. 1(1)
On the first day of each Gregorian month, for the preceding month; any payment after that date is a delay.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this legal advice?
No. It is an AI-generated summary of what the English text of the law says, and it can be wrong or incomplete. Your employment contract, the law that actually applies to you and any decision of MOHRE or a court prevail. Verify with MOHRE or a licensed legal consultant.
Which laws does it answer from?
Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 (the Labour Law), Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022 (its Implementing Regulation) and Ministerial Resolution No. 340 of 2026 on the Wage Protection System — nothing else.
Why the English text, and which text prevails?
The model reads the English text that MOHRE publishes. Arabic is the approved language of the Labour Law (Article 66), so where the Arabic and English texts differ, the Arabic prevails.
Does it cover free zones, government jobs or domestic workers?
No. The DIFC and ADGM have their own employment laws, and government employees and domestic workers are outside the Labour Law (Article 3(2)). The assistant says so and points you to the right authority.
Can I ask in Arabic, Russian or Hindi?
Yes. Ask in any language; the answer is written in the language of the page you are on. The citations always name the article numbers of the law.
What happens to my question?
It is sent to OpenAI, a third-party AI provider outside the UAE, only to write the answer, and is not stored or logged by payslip.ae. Please do not type names, Emirates ID numbers, salaries or other personal details.
How many questions can I ask?
Up to 10 questions a day from one device, within an overall daily limit for the service.
Official Sources
Law texts retrieved 2026-09-23.
Disclaimer
AI-generated answer based on the English text of UAE labour law. It can be wrong or incomplete and is not legal advice, and no lawyer–client relationship is created. The Arabic text of the law prevails over any English translation, and your employment contract, the free-zone law that may apply to you (DIFC, ADGM) and any decision of MOHRE or a court prevail over this answer — verify with MOHRE or a licensed legal consultant.