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6 متاح 6 • عرض الجميعCan an employer deduct visa charges from salary before resignation?



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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
I resigned from my position after working for 6 months (limited contract) because I was not satisfied and the company was not providing the basic conditions of employment.
The accommodation was not provided as stipulated in the contract, transportation to and from work was not provided, medical insurance was not provided, and my salary was always paid in installments.
I submitted my resignation to serve a one-month notice period, but the company refused to allow me to serve the notice period and instead demanded that I resign immediately.
I have requested that my visa be canceled and my passport be returned to me (which has been in their possession), but they are asking me to pay for the visa costs.
Is it legal for them to deduct the visa charges from my salary that I earned before resigning?
Appreciate your response in this matter!




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هل يحق لصاحب العمل خصم تكاليف تجديد التأشيرة في حالة الاستقالة؟
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س: مرحبًا،
إنني أعمل في دولة الإمارات منذ ثمان سنوات وأربعة أشهر في نفس الشركة.
لقد جددت تأشيرتي مؤخرًا في شهر أغسطس الماضي. في الوقت الحالي، أريد الاستقالة بسبب العديد من المشاكل. المشكلة الأساسية هي عدم دفع الراتب في الوقت المحدد.
إذا قمت بحساب راتبي المعلق، سيكون أكثر من ثلاثة أشهر.
في هذه الحالة، إذا قدمت استقالتي، هل يحق لصاحب العمل خصم تكاليف تجديد التأشيرة الخاصة بي؟

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الالتزام بدفع تكاليف استخراج تأشيرة العمل لصاحب العمل
4
س: مرحبًا،
يطلب مني صاحب العمل دفع تكاليف تغيير حالة التأشيرة (572 درهمًا) وتكاليف دخول البلاد (670 درهمًا) من راتبي.
وفقًا لخطاب عرض العمل، تتحمل الشركة تكاليف استخراج التأشيرة وبطاقة الهوية الإماراتية.
هل يجب علي دفع هذا المبلغ؟

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802
Demanding that an employee pay for visa charges a year after resigning



1
Q: Dear Lawyers,
I worked at a bakeshop here in Dubai. I resigned exactly one year ago. Now they want me to pay for visa charges, as stated in the offer letter.
If I cannot pay for the charges, my employer will claim financial loss due to the damages, estimated to be at least 7,000 AED.
What should I do about this? My monthly salary is only 2,800 AED.




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I resigned with a 90-day notice. Can my company withhold my salary or deduct visa costs?




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Q: Dear Lawyers,
I finished my 2-year contract last April and renewed it for another 2 years starting in May. I submitted my resignation in September with a notice period of 90 days (3 months) until December.
Is my company entitled to withhold my salary for any month or deduct any type of visa costs from me?





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My employer made me sign a separate paper to pay visa charges. Do I have to pay it upon resignation?




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Q: I signed a contract that showed no visa compensation. After one month of work, my boss called me to sign a visa compensation paper and he has been deducting AED 500 every month.
Now that 7 months are done, I canceled and he told me that I should pay the balance.
Is this legal in the UAE?
Do I have to pay?





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المدونة القانونية
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لم أتقاضَ راتبي من صاحب العمل لمدة ثلاثة أشهر، ماذا أفعل؟ 14
مقال في صورة مقابلة يتناول موضوع التوظيف في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة. مقتبس من المدونة الصوتية القانونية للمحامية لودميلا يامالوفا، مؤسسة مشروع لوجيكال مع لايلو. توضح لودميلا للقرَّاء في هذا المقال ما ينبغي عليهم فعله حين لا يدفع لهم أصحاب العمل مستحقاتهم وإلى أين يذهبون عندئذٍ.
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3 متاح 3 • عرض الجميعFederal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2021 On the Regulation of Labor Relations 34
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).
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Federal Law No. (8) of 1980 Concerning the Regulation of Labor Relations 53
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.
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Ministerial Decree No. (765) of 2015 On Rules and Conditions for the Termination of Employment Relations 8
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.
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