Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I had an employment contract for 3 years, but I worked for only 6 months and then resigned. The employer refused to cancel my visa and asked me to pay the recruitment fee of 5,700 AED, which was to be paid by me and my new employer. I don't have the money to pay, and my new employer is not willing to pay for me. What can I do now? I have already complained to the UAE Labour.

س: سيدي/سيدتي، أعمل بتأشيرة مهمة في الإمارات. تلقيت عرضًا آخر من صاحب عمل آخر. يطلبون الانضمام فورًا. لكن صاحب العمل الحالي لا يعطيني إعفاءً فوريًا. يقول إنه يلزم خدمة فترة إشعار مدتها شهر واحد. هل يلزم خدمة فترة إشعار لتأشيرة المهمة؟ وإذا فاتني هذا العرض، فهل يمكنني رفع قضية ضد صاحب العمل الحالي؟ يرجى تقديم المشورة.

Q: Sir, I'm working in a security company as a security guard since June 2018. Now my visa is going to expire in August 2021. I don't need to renew my visa. I gave a resignation letter to the company but they are not accepting it. They are refusing it from head office. I need to go cancel my visa but my employer is forcing me to renew my visa otherwise I'll stay here for 4-5 months without a job and I will pay the overstay penalty also. The employer is threatening me and he did not give me vacation and vacation money yet. Can I go after my visa expires? Will I get a settlement from the company? My passport is also going to finish the same month after the visa expires. Please give me an answer.

Q: Hello, I resigned from my company after 9 months. I signed a company letterhead agreement stating that I would pay for visa and other expenses if I resigned before the end of my contract. However, there is nothing in my Ministry of Labor contract that says I have to pay anything. The company has already deducted 800 AED for visa expenses from my salary and is now demanding an additional 20,000 AED. Should I pay them? Is there any legal value to a company letterhead agreement?

Q: Hello, My company brought me to Dubai on a visit visa, and after two months, they provided me with a work visa. However, they have been holding my passport. I recently submitted my resignation, but they are refusing to accept it. I am hesitant to approach MOHRE since I initially worked for two months on a visit visa. However, the visit visa was arranged and sponsored by the company, including the flight ticket. My contract includes a three-month notice period, but I do not want to return to my home country; I simply want to leave this toxic work environment. What would be the best way to handle this situation? I am currently working in Dubai under my company's work visa. After my resignation, my visa will be canceled. I want to explore other career opportunities in Dubai. How can I extend my stay beyond 30 days? After 30 days, can I stay on a visit visa? If so, how can I apply for one? Do I need to return to my home country to obtain a visit visa and then re-enter Dubai?

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.

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.

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.

According to this Decree, tentative approval to admit a foreign worker for the purpose of employment in the UAE cannot be granted until an Employment Offer that conforms with the Standard Employment Contract is duly signed by the employee and presented to the Ministry of Labour.

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 Decision establishes a new employment system in the UAE allowing employers to recruit employees classified as skilled workers level 1 and 2 for a part-time job. Under this decision, skilled employees who are already employed elsewhere, can work with more than one employer under a part-time contract without the permission of any employer.