DCC 94/2008
Type
Case
Court
Dubai Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Taxonomy
Termination of Employment, Remedies, Contract & Conditions of Employment, Pay, Benefits & Tax
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
21 Dec 2008
Catchwords
Dismissal – Employee – Compensation – Calculation – Salary – Employment Contract
This case involved a claim for compensation for dismissal by an employee. The case provided details on how compensation should be calculated by the court in such cases.
Background
An employee filed a case against a company and requested the court order the company to pay him 57937 AED and annual interest. The employee stated that he had started working with the company on 04/02/2007 was dismissed on 30/10/2007. The employee stated the company had refused to pay his dues.
The court ruled that the company should pay the employee 24567 AED and 9% annual interest and rejected the other requests.
The employee appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court changed the ruling and ruled that the company should pay 34567 AED but upheld the ruling on other points.
Decision