س: السادة المحامون، أنهى صاحب العمل خدمتي بدون سابق إنذار. يطلب استرداد تكاليف التأشيرة. هل يجب أن أدفع لهم رغم أنهم مَن أنهى العقد؟

Q: Hi. Companies A & B are owned by the same person. I was hired under A with a job offer stating that if I do not finish my 2-year contract, I need to pay visa costs and training, etc. However, my visa was processed under B which is a DMCC company. And non-completion of visa payments was not mentioned in the submitted contract during visa processing. Is my offer letter with A still binding, and do I have to pay if I will only stay with the company for 1 year?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I am working in a company on probation for 2 months. Due to a mistake done by the former employee who worked in my position, the employer gave me a termination letter with 30 days' notice without considering my explanation. Also, the prior employee came to train me for these two months and his payment was deducted from my salary. The employer asked me to pay more than 6000 AED as visa cost from this month's & next month's salary. As per the contract letter I signed with him, there is a clause as I have to bare the cost of employment (visa related) if terminated on probation. Kindly help on this since I have to work without payment till my last working day even though it is not a voluntary resignation but an unfair termination.

س: مرحبا، لقد استقلت مؤخرًا من شركتي بعد إعطاء فترة إشعار مناسبة بعد انتهاء فترة الاختبار الخاصة بي. لدي تأشيرة خاصة بي وأصدروا لي تصريح عمل مؤقت. لقد خصموا تكلفة التأشيرة من راتبي الأخير. هل هذا قانوني؟ إذا كان غير قانوني، فماذا يمكنني أن أفعل؟ يرجى تقديم المشورة لي!

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My visa is on a fixed-term contract, and I have completed 15 months. I have worked the 30-day notice period. My company's offer letter mentions that if I resign early, the company will require me to cover half of the visa cost. However, my labor contract does not mention the visa cost. Now, my company is asking me to pay half of the visa cost. What should I do?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, If I have already resigned after 1 year and it was a forced resignation, will my current employer pay all the compensation that the old employee has spent on (visa, plane ticket, training)?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I am an expatriate in Dubai. I joined a company in Dubai, and my contract started in November 2023. It is a limited contract. Due to some issues with the management, they informed me that I would have to leave the company in March 2024, which I did. Upon asking them to cancel my visa so I can return home, they said I have to pay around 5000 AED towards the visa expenses. I have asked them for the exact amount, but they haven’t provided it yet. My passport is with them. I would like to check whether I have to pay the visa expense to them. Since I am not aware of the formalities, I haven’t approached the Labour Department to get my passport back to leave. I fear they may cause more trouble if I initiate a complaint. I would like to seek your valuable advice on how to proceed to claim my passport and exit UAE. Please help!

أعتقد أن فنانوا النصب قد اطلعوا على مقالي "تحذير من التعرض للاحتيال: عروض عمل مزيفة في الإمارات". نعم، أدعوهم بالفنانين لأنهم يمارسون فن خداع الناس. لقد اهتموا بكل جانب من مقالتي، وقد توصلوا الآن إلى طريقة مبتكرة للنصب على الباحثين عن عمل. لذلك، فإنني في هذا المقال سأعرض استراتيجيتي المضادة.

أقرت دولة الإمارات إصلاحات تشريعية كبيرة أسفرت عن إدخال 40 قانونًا وتعديلًا جديدًا على قانون الشركات والقانون الجنائي وقانون الأحوال الشخصية وغيرها. تهدف هذه التعديلات إلى تطوير الهيكل التشريعي في مختلف القطاعات، وكان أحدثها قانون العمل. نحاول في هذا المقال إلقاء الضوء على التعديلات التي أُدخلت على قانون العمل الجديد وتأثيرها على كلٍ من صاحب العمل والعامل.

The provisions of this Law, known as "UAE Labour Law", govern the relationship between employers and employees and other labour matters in the United Arab Emirates. There are special labour related regulations applicable in some of the free zones in the UAE.

The provisions of this Decree-Law, known as "New UAE Labor Law", govern labour relations in the private sector of the United Arab Emirates. The New Labor Law repeals the previous UAE Labor Law (Federal Law No. (8) of 1980).