The claimant had been employed by the defendant from 15 January 2014 until 2 April 2015, at which time his employment contract expired. The claimant requested to be paid all of the benefits due at the end of his contract. He claimed for unpaid leave, gratuity and one month's notice. The defendant refused and the claimant issued the present proceedings. At the end of consultation, the parties had not reached a settlement and the dispute was sent for adjudication. The claimant contended that he had not received his dues at the end of his employment contract within 14 days as the defendant had reduced his salary without approval from March 2014 to March 2015.

The defendant admitted that the claimant had been entitled to end of service benefits, but submitted that the claimant had agreed to a new amount for his salary from March 2014 onwards as an alternative option to terminating his contract due to employee poor performance.

The claimant would be awarded total compensation in the sum of AED 7,692 for unpaid salary, gratuity payment, vacation leave and termination notice.