Employee sues company for dismissal after 14 years of service in Abu Dhabi, to get Dhs102,209 compensation

Abu Dhabi Primary Labour Court has ordered a company to pay Dhs102,209 to an employee who was dismissed after more than 14 years of service.

The company had withheld his unpaid wages for 10 months, as well as his notice period salary and vacation allowance.

Details reveal that the employee filed a lawsuit against the company, demanding the payment of Dhs87,285 as his end-of-service gratuity, Dhs18,496 as vacation allowance, Dhs34,500 as financial and moral compensation for the company’s failure to pay his salary for 10 months, Dhs34,500 as notice period salary, Dhs1,500 as return flight tickets, and a 9% delay interest from the date of claim until full payment, and legal fees and expenses, besides giving him an experience certificate.

The plaintiff stated that he joined the company in 2010 under an employment contract with a total salary of Dhs11,500 but he was dismissed in the second half of 2024.

Regarding the end-of-service gratuity, the court noted that the employment contract confirmed the employee’s entitlement to one month’s salary for each year of service. Given his service period of 14 years, 1 month, and 23 days, he is entitled to Dhs87,259 as gratuity.

For the vacation allowance, the court ruled that he is entitled to 15 days of leave, amounting to Dhs3,450. As for the notice period salary, the court stated that the employee is entitled to one month’s salary of Dhs11,500, as per the employment contract.