Q: It's my first job experience in Dubai, I am hired by a hotel as chef de partie. I signed my contract on 19 July 2017 with no mention of my joining date on it, but on 1st of August I was called to join immediately. Now it's been more than one and a half month but there is no sign of salary. The restaurant in the hotel is not officially opened yet. Whenever I ask for the salary, the management says that the restaurant is not started yet and ask me to either resign and pay all the expenses. Is there any right for me to do something? Moreover, the hotel is paying the employees salary via cash.

Q: Hi, I was working for a company where 100% owner is local, and I was not getting my salary for last 3 months. I was chasing them so much, for this reason, I resigned. Still, they are not paying me the salary, I filed a labour complaint. Currently, my financial situation is getting worse. I would like to ask only one thing: how long is the process of a labour dispute under this salary delay case?

س: صاحب الشركة التي أعمل بها يؤجل دفع الراتب طوال الوقت. لا أريد إفساد العلاقة بيني وبينه، لكنني أريد أن أعرف ما إذا كانت تصرفاته قانونية، وإذا كان بإمكانه دفع الراتب على دفعات خلال الشهر. يتم دفع الراتب في شركتنا نقدًا فقط، وليس معي نسخة من عقد العمل الخاص بي، لذا لا أعرف ما إذا كان هناك بند مكتوب متعلق بدفع الراتب. كيف يمكنني تجنب هذه المشكلة وما هي حقوقي القانونية؟

س: هل من القانوني أن يقوم صاحب العمل بإنهاء عملي بعد الاستقالة؟ لدي نسخة موقعة من استقالتي من الموارد البشرية ومديري المباشر مؤرخة تقريبًا قبل 20 يومًا من خطاب الإنهاء الذي يذكر فيه أنني خرقت العقد وفقًا للمادة 120.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I have a case in Dubai court regarding dues of 5 months' salary and end of service of about 35k AED. The court has executed the order, which was approved by MOHRE. Today, I got a call from their lawyer to mediate and settle for 20k, or they'll appeal. They claim the bank account freeze won't affect them as they have already transferred funds. This is when I denied taking 20k. What should I do in this scenario?

Q: Hi everyone I need urgent help in Dubai. I filed a labor complaint about my unpaid salary, but after that, my company filed a criminal case against me based on a chat I had with my colleagues about salary and company issues. Now, I am on a visit visa with a travel ban, and my financial situation is very bad. I don’t know how to resolve this legally or get a new visa. Can anyone guide me on what to do? Any legal advice or solutions would be really helpful. Please help

مقال في صورة مقابلة يتناول موضوع رفع دعوى عمالية في الإمارات العربية المتحدة. مقتبس من المدونة الصوتية القانونية للمحامية لودميلا يامالوفا، مؤسسة مشروع لوجيكال مع لايلو.

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.

This Law promulgates the Federal Penal Code (Criminal Law) of the United Arab Emirates. Crimes and chastisement punishments shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this Law and other penal codes.

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).