DCC 108/2008, 2/2009
Type
Case
Court
Dubai Court of Cassation
Jurisdiction
Dubai
Taxonomy
Termination of Employment, Pay, Benefits & Tax, Jurisdiction & Choice of Law
Copyright
LexisNexis
Decision date
9 Mar 2009
Catchwords
Unfair Dismissal – Compensation – Commission – Calculation – Court Authority
This case involved a claim for compensation by an employee who had been dismissed. The court had the authority both to decide if the dismissal had been unfair and the way in which the commission would be used to calculate the compensation.
Background
An employee filed a case against a company and requested the court to order the company to pay him 507020 AED, annual interest plus the value of a flight ticket. The employee stated that he had started working with the company on March 2002 and was unfairly dismissed on 25/06/2007.
The court ruled he company should pay the employee 22100 AED and 9% annual interest plus the value of a flight ticket.
The employee and the company appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court changed the appealed ruling and ruled the company should pay 298993 AED.
Decision
The company and the employee appealed the ruling before the court of cassation (Appeal No. 108/2008) and (Appeal No. 2/2009).