Q: Hi there, If you could please let me know how is End of Service gratuity calculated for resigning employee on unlimited employment contract in Dubai?

Q: Hi, My salary was pending for 4 months. I complained to the Labor Ministry in July. Immediately after my complaint, the employer put me out of office after taking all passwords and keys from me. When Labor Ministry called, they agreed to the legal advisor that they will settle me within 1week. But they didn't do anything and after two weeks I complained again and they agreed to pay my salaries weekly and settle me within 37 days. Still, they didn't do anything. Also they are illegally keeping my Ministry of Health license and doing business on behalf of it in my absence which is not allowed. Now when I call they are not answering or abusing, accusing, threatening to move legally against me of things which I have no control of now. How to get my cancellation and settlement immediately? Isn't there any time limit for delaying even after agreeing and signing to the Ministry of Labor? Each time they are just buying time and not doing anything at all. If I approach, will there be any expense to move to the court?

Q: I got a job in Dubai and my employer asked me to submit the passport for visa stamping. After stamping the visa on my passport, I asked my employer to give me the passport back but he refused. Kindly guide me, what can I do? One more thing. They have written in the offer letter that if I resign from the job, I will have to pay all the visa cost. Kindly guide me also regarding this, as I have already signed that offer letter.

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.

Q: Hi, I am 11 salaries behind from my company. I am going to lodge a labour case with the local government office and wondered, is it possible to engage a lawyer to represent me as I might have to return to the UK and fight the case from there?

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

Q: I don't have my passport but labour relation office give me a paper to cancel my visa. My labour card and labour contract are already cancelled by the labour relation office. My passport is with the sponsor. So, please tell me what to do next. Should I just go to the immigration for cancellation or complain first to ask for my passport retention?

With the introduction of the new procedures for obtaining a power of attorney (POA) remotely in the UAE, after it was mandatory to appear in person in front of the notary public as a global rule to ensure the identity and intention of the person requesting a POA, we put between your hands this brief guide for how you get it done.

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.

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.

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).