Q: I sold my company four months back in Sharjah, UAE and relocated to India. Now one of my employees who left the company and cancelled the visa prior to the company sale has filed a lawsuit against new owners for which he claims some salary due and a leave salary. I was not aware of dues or not informed by my management team. Who is responsible in this case to settle the due as per law?

س: كنت قد وظفت 4 عمال رفعوا قضية ضدي بالخطأ في المحكمة بسبب الرواتب غير المدفوعة ومكافئات نهاية الخدمة. وبسبب إهمالي فقد قامت المحكمة بإصدار حكم لكل منهم بمبلغ معين من المال. هل من الممكن الاستئناف على هذه القضايا لأنه لدي دليل قوي وفعال يمكن استخدامه إذا كانت هناك فرصة أخرى؟

س: رفع أحد الموظفين لديّ قضية للحصول على مكافأة نهاية الخدمة وصدر حكمًا ضدي بدفع 40,000 درهم إماراتي مقابل 10 سنوات من الخدمة. لكن إجازته السنوية كانت تزيد عن شهر واحد كل عام وكانت فترة طلب الإلغاء 25 يومًا. كيف يمكنني تقديم الاستئناف للمحكمة بالاستناد إلى هذه التفاصيل؟

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My employee filed a labor complaint against my company to cancel his/her visa and pay the previous two months' salary, which we had already paid but do not have signed proof of. The employee did not give a formal resignation and complained without notice. The contract is limited, and the employee completed the probationary period. It has only been 6-7 months since the employment visa was issued. As a new business, it is a challenge for us to spend more money, and this employee was a waste of our time, effort, and money. How can we move forward with this legally?

Q: Dear Lawyers, One of my employees is harassing me. I am female; she received her salary and then ran away, filing a case against me in labor court. I filed for absconding, but the complaint had already been made, and my fee was wasted. I have WhatsApp messages from her claiming that she will blackmail me. I am a new investor and have no clue what to do. I have no idea about lawyers and what I can do in my favor.

Q: Dear Lawyers, My estranged husband filed a false criminal complaint against me out of revenge. He claims I forged his signature for a car sale that he fully agreed to while in jail in 2022 but now denies out of spite. He was arrested in 2022 on drug trafficking charges and imprisoned at Al Barsha Jail. He agreed to sell our car (registered in his name), so I had a Power of Attorney (POA) drafted, which he signed while in jail. When I attempted to have it notarized, I was informed that the POA had to be processed from jail. I notified him, and he instructed me to proceed with the sale, assuring me he would finalize the paperwork after his release. The buyer, a family friend, took the damaged car (with flat tires, a dead engine, and a dead battery) based on trust and my husband’s verbal agreement. Now that he has been released, he denies agreeing to the sale and is falsely accusing me of forgery because I have refused to meet with him. He has physically abused me multiple times and has used threats of violence against my family to stop me from leaving. Please, I need legal advice on how to fight these false charges.

Q: Hi All, Can we transfer an employee's salary to his wife's bank account? The employee claims that it is a joint bank account, and both husband and wife have their financial commitments linked to this account. Please advise if this is legally allowed.

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.

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).

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.

This Decree sets the rules and conditions for the termination of fixed-term (limited) or unlimited (not term-bound) employment contract between employer and worker in the United Arab Emirates.