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Employment Law Bitesize Series · Nov 11, 2025 · 17 min

Episode 2: Travers Smith x Al Tamimi - The United Arab Emirates

Episode two of our series covering employment law in the UAE covers dismissals and the end of employment in the UAE. Our speakers are joined by Michael Chattle of Al Tamimi to discuss topics such as existing employee protections (particularly between mainland, free zones and financial free zones); justification of 'for cause' immediate termination; notice periods, pay in lieu, and garden leave; and settle agreements and practical considerations. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Blubrry - https://create.blubrry.com/resources/about-blubrry/privacy-policy OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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Episode two of our series covering employment law in the UAE covers dismissals and the end of employment in the UAE. Our speakers are joined by Michael Chattle of Al Tamimi to discuss topics such as existing employee protections (particularly between mainland, free zones and financial free zones); justification of 'for cause' immediate termination; notice periods, pay in lieu, and garden leave; and settle agreements and practical considerations.



This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:

Blubrry - https://create.blubrry.com/resources/about-blubrry/privacy-policy
OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy
Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp