SUBJECT Employment I have worked for a company for more than three years; a month ago, I had an issue with a person while at his workplace. A week after my company heard about this, the police came and took my passport and are investigating the issue. The problem between me and that person was personal and had nothing to do with my company. I was told by my company I might be subject to a disciplinary penalty and be terminated. Is the company entitled, in accordance with UAE Labour Law, to impose a penal punishment against me and terminate me for an issue which occurred outside the company and is not related to the company? Article 109 of Federal Labour Law no. 8 of 1980 states the following: "No disciplinary measure may be taken against a worker for any act committed outside the workplace, unless such an act is related to the work, the employer or the responsible manager. It shall also be unlawful to impose more than one penalty or to combine a disciplinary penalty with a deduction, under Article 61 hereof, of part of the worker's wage". Questions answered by Advocate Mohammad Ebrahim Al Shaiba of Al Shaiba Advocates and Legal Consultants.