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7 available 7 • View allThe procedures of labour execution and its time frame
Q: Dear Sir,
I have a labour case in Dubai Courts and got the final judgment on my favour. Now, I am going to open the execution file. If I withdraw my case, the company is ready to pay 50 per cent of the amount.
Will the execution court make any negotiations if the employer ask for deduction? Will it take a long time to make the execution?
Nov 14, 2018
17171
Enforcing a favorable judgement for labour entitlements
Q: Hello,
How are you?
I won my labour case on the date of 8 Jan. In the judgment, the company should give me AED 10,000.
Today my boss called me and told me to take AED 3000 and cancel my employment visa. Otherwise, he will appeal to the court and reopen the case and take more than 1 year. So, I have a problem and better take the money, whatever he gives me.
Can you tell me what do I do? My case was termination before finishing the contract.
Thank you
Jan 27, 2019
1474
Duration of a labour case for the non-payment of salaries
Q: Asalamu Alaikum.
I filed a case on my company in Tasheel Ras Al Khor. My company didn't give me the first two months' salary and they set me in a room, then I filed a case.
I claim a total amount of AED 14000 with a settlement and everything. I want to know how much time it will take my complete case. Please tell me.
There are 7 months remaining in my visa, and I filed a case in Dubai Court on 25 February 2019.
Mar 15, 2019
6699
Claiming unpaid salaries and entitlements after the employer fled
Q: Good evening Mr,
I have been working for a company for one year and 6 months. My employer has disappeared and we are at 3 months of unpaid wages.
I filed a complaint for salary reclamation and the cancellation of my labour card.
Can the justice give me my salary with the bank guarantee put by my employer when he was doing my visa?
Mar 27, 2019
507
Execution of a labour judgement to ensure payment of dues
Q: My company is based in Abu Dhabi and some of our employees in Dubai were terminated last year (September, October, November 2018).
We employees approached MOHRE and out of 4 times, only 2 times the company PRO attended. And since the company was unwilling to settle the EOSB or even salaries, the matter was transferred to the court.
Since May, salaries were not paid to employees. For the first 2-3 persons, the court had released a judgement and no appeal was done by the company.
And even after the execution stage, the company is unwilling to pay money to those employees. To certain employees, the company started sending lawyers and delayed hearings and appealed twice thus delaying things.
One employee's health condition was not good and he submitted medically unfit documents to the court but nothing happened till date. The company has a branch in Dubai and these employees are under Dubai.
How can the money be collected?
Apr 7, 2019
2178
Time frame for the execution of a labor-case final judgment
Q: I filed a case against my employer for my salary in court. My amount is 20,000.
How much time the execution court takes after the final judgement?
What would I do after the final judgement?
They didn't appear in any hearing and they cancelled me before submitting the case. Now I am overstayed in UAE.
What is the procedure to remove the fine?
Thanks!
Feb 12, 2020
2708
What to do if the court delays the issuance of the final settlement of an employee
Q: Good Afternoon sir,
My problem is I filed a labour case against our old company. I have a final judgment.
Now I applied for execution. But I am still not taking my final settlement! The court gives me every time a new date.
Please help me!
Jan 5, 2021
773
Legal blog
2 available 2 • View allAn Overview of the New UAE Labor Law and Recent Amendments of 2024
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.
Sep 10, 2024
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There is an execution against me in the UAE; what should I do?
There is an execution against me in the UAE; what should I do? How do I cancel the arrest warrant and summons, and how do I deal with the travel ban? Dear readers, we present this simplified article, in which we explain the implementation procedures briefly, how the defendant can deal with them, and the options he can take to enforce the judgment smoothly while decreasing the damages of implementation as much as possible.
Apr 18, 2024
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Laws & Regulations
3 available 3 • View allFederal Law No. (8) of 1980 Concerning the Regulation of Labor Relations
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.
Apr 20, 1980
103614
Federal Law No. (11) of 1992 Concerning Issuance of the Civil Procedures Code
The law promulgates UAE Civil Procedures Code (Civil Procedure Law) which governs civil procedures in the United Arab Emirates, including the prosecution before the courts, litigation and execution.
Feb 24, 1992
75320
Federal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2021 On the Regulation of Labor Relations
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).
Sep 20, 2021
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View allأثر شهادة الشهود في المسائل الجنائية
قام شخص بسبي أمام شخصين وقاما بإبلاغي وقالا أنهما سيشهدان معي، وذهبنا إلى النيابة بعريضة لوكيل النيابة.
وبعد ذلك اتصلا بي وقالا أنهما غيرا رأيهما بالشهادة، مع العلم أنهما قاما بكتابة العريضة وتوجد أرقامهم وبياناتهم الشخصية.
هل يحق لهم ذلك وما العقوبة المترتبة لذلك؟
May 28, 2019
806
دفع مستحقات الموظف بعد صرفه وقبل إلغاء الإقامة
لقد قامت الشركة بفسخ عقد العمل غير المحدد (فصل تعسفي) في شهر يوليو وأعطي لي شهر إنذار ولكن لم آخذ مستحقاتي منذ ذلك الحين لوجود بناتي على مقاعد الدراسة حتى الآن حتى 11/7/2019 والبحث عن وظيفة أخرى في هذة المدة وإقامتي تنتهي في 11/6/2019.
قامت الشركه بتعيين موظفين آخرين منذ ذلك الوقت. فوجئت باتصال من الشركة يجبرني على إلغاء الإقامة الآن وإلغاء إقامة الأهل والبنات أولاً وأنهم غير مسؤولين عن تكملة البنات لدراستهم.
أرجو الإفادة
Apr 7, 2019
2017
متعثر بسداد قرض لمؤسسة إماراتية وملاحقته في السعودية
كنت قد أخذت قرض في الإمارات من مؤسسة مالية قيمته ٤٧٠٠٠ درهم وغادرت الإمارات. أريد أن أذهب إلى السعودية.
هل سيكون هناك منع أو أي ملاحقة هناك لأني أريد أن أسافر للعمل لكي أسدد ديني؟ وللعلم أيضاً، كنت أعمل في السعودية لمدة عام قبل السفر للإمارات.
Apr 5, 2019
925
Termination without notice for making a salary complaint
I worked in a company for more than 5 years. I was terminated (with notice period) after I made a salary complaint.
The labour researcher said it might not be arbitrary dismissal because I'm on an unlimited contract, saying any party may terminate the contract as long as there is notice period. So I didn’t push for it.
We haven’t settled my gratuity yet, but they want to deduct my lates and absences. As of now, I'm just assuming they want to deduct all my lates and absences from my joining date until my last day.
I admit that I have many lates and absences (sick leaves) in my entire employment with them, but they never issued any written warning or imposed any fine as disciplinary actions - they didn’t deduct anything on my salary following every incident.
Is it legal for the company to deduct lates and absences on my gratuity?
Can they count the lates and absences from my joining date until my last day?
Or only for the past few months, or 1 year, or start on my latest renewal date?
Thank you.
Apr 4, 2019
2170
Notice period for resignation during probation
Hi,
I am working in Dubai under an unlimited contract. As per the labour contract, the probation period is 6 months and I resigned from the company in Jan.
The notice period is 3 months from both parties but I am not sure if resigning during the probation requires this notice period of 3 months.
Please advise if they have any right to hold my salary in case I resign and leave the company.
Mar 31, 2019
549
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