Since when does having the law on your side help you in Dubai?
There is a law regarding annual leave here is a recent article from the gulf news
Ask the law: November 3, 2006
Staff Report
Employees should not be deprived of annual leave
A reader in Dubai (name withheld on request) asks: I worked for a restaurant in Dubai for more than two years. During this time my employer did not allow me to go on vacation. My contract states that I am entitled to an annual leave not less than 30 days with pay. Will I be able to encash my annual leave when my contract period ends?
Annual leave is the employee's right as per Article (75) of the Labour Law, which states that employee should be granted every year of his service an annual leave of 30 days minimum for each year.
Moreover, Article (78) of the same law states that the employee should be paid if the employee work during the leave period and the employee should not be obliged to work during annual leave for more than once every two years.
As per the above articles, the employee has the right to claim payment for the annual leave upon end of service.
read this link
http://hrw.org/reports/2006/uae1106/6.htm to the
UAE Labor Law from Human Rights Watch