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9 available 9 • View allCan the employer refuse to give the employee his passport?
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Q: Good day Sir,
Please, I would like to know if it is legal for an employer to hold his employee's educational certificates and passport after frequent requests by the employee to return his documents?
This has cost me a lot of loss in terms of time and money while doing online courses.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks

Nov 2, 2017
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Is it legal for the employer to keep the employee's passport?
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Q: Is it legal to hold the passport of the employee by a company?
I didn't get my passport back after stamping visa, they gave me just a copy of passport with the visa page.
My PRO told me that all passports should stay with the company and I can receive it back to travel only upon approval of the management.
He explained that this is the company policy and common practice.

Feb 23, 2016
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Employment clauses obliging employees to pay visa and labour expenses
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Q: Hello,
I received a job contract and I'd like to know if it is legal in terms of the UAE labour law to put such a statement in it:
"The employee will bear the visa expenses, relocation expenses and all other applicable expenses incurred by the agency during the recruitment phase, in case of leaving before completing the first year".
In case I sign such a contract, will I be legally obliged to pay visa expenses for leaving the job before completing one year period?
Thank you.

Dec 24, 2017
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Bearing the visa cost in case of resignation during probation
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Q: If I am on the probationary period and resigned, then I conducted one month notice, is my employer entitled to deduct the visa cost from the salary that I will have during the one month notice?

Sep 28, 2018
3796
Is it illegal to hold the passport of an employee?
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Q: Can a company owner keep my original passport with him?

Feb 2, 2019
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The possibility of holding the stamping process of a visa
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Q: Dear sir,
I have done my medical for a visa. But my company didn't put my visa on the stamping process till now. Is there any way to hold my stamping process?
I got my medical insurance. But whenever I ask about my visa stamping and process, they say "you will get it today".
How do I know that they started the process or not yet?

May 19, 2021
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حجز جواز السفر ومطالبة العامل بنصف تكاليف الإقامة


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س: السلام عليكم،
أنا عامل في مغسلة ملابس في أبوظبي. عقدي محدد المدة بتاريخ (2022/2/10). ٨ ساعات عمل ويوم واحد إجازة في الأسبوع.
صاحب العمل لم يلتزم ببنود العقد ويشغلني كل يوم 10 ساعات و٥ ساعات إجازة فقط في الأسبوع ولا يعطيني أوفر تايم.
تحدثت معه بشأن إلغاء العقد فطلب نصف ثمن الإقامة، وقد أخذ مني جواز السفر.



Sep 12, 2022
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How can I get my passport from the company I work for?

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Q: How can I get my passport from the company I work for?
They do not register me with the ministry of labor and I also cannot appeal a case against them because I am not registered with their company.
What do I need to do?
Please advise me.
Thank you


Mar 3, 2023
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Does any law allow the employer to keep the passport of an employee?

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Q: I'm working in a semi-government company. They are asking me to keep my passport under their custody.
Is it legal? Does any law allow the employer to keep an employee's passport?


Mar 17, 2023
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The UAE has adopted a major reform in its legislative system that brought about 40 new laws and amendments to the company law, criminal law, personal status, among others. The amendments aim to develop the legislative structure in various sectors, the labor law being one of these, was the most recent. We try in this article to shed light on the changes introduced with the new labor law and their significance on both, the employer and employee.
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2 available 2 • View allFederal 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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My previous employer failed to pay my gratuity. Can I file a case 6 months after resignation? 0
My previous employer failed to pay my gratuity six months past now since I resigned, Is it possible to file a case against him after a 6 months period?
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Can a real estate agency hold a percentage of a property sale until transfer is done? 0
A real estate agency has signed an MOU stating that a 10% security deposit from the buyer and the seller will be kept in the real estate agency and will be released upon transferring the property.
The transfer of the property was blocked due to the court order.
According to my colleagues, the real estate agency is not a trustee and they are not allowed to have taken my security check in the first place, is this correct?
Jun 28, 2021
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