Female Employee Dismissed on First Day at New Job Wins Dh100,000 in Abu Dhabi Court

An Abu Dhabi court has ordered a company to pay Dh100,000 to a female employee who was dismissed on her first day of work.

According to the case filed at the Abu Dhabi Family, Civil and Administrative Claims Court, the company offered the woman a monthly salary of Dh31,000. She resigned from her previous job to accept the position, which was scheduled to commence in August.

However, the woman told the court she was shocked when she was dismissed without explanation and without the company fulfilling the obligations agreed upon in the employment contract.

The woman claimed that this abrupt dismissal caused her significant financial, emotional, and reputational harm.

She argued that the company’s actions violated the terms of the contract, which included benefits such as insurance, bonuses, travel tickets, vacations and end-of-service payments.

The court found that the company erred by cancelling the job offer without justification after the plaintiff had met the conditions and resigned from her previous job.

The court rejected the company’s claim that the plaintiff was on probation and ruled that it must pay the woman the compensation as well as cover her legal fees and expenses.

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