Q: How do I get my salary and passport from my employer? I worked for my previous company for 3 months and decided to resign because of a better opportunity. I signed an appointment letter that I can resign within the probation period of 6 months. I resigned on July 15, 2018, and served the 1-month notice period and worked until August 16, 2018. They cancelled my visa on August 29 but still, they are holding my passport and my remaining salary and the worst is they are asking me to pay AED 13,000 for the visa processing, flight ticket and visa cancellation. What can I do about this? I need help badly. Thank you in advance.

Q: It's my first job experience in Dubai, I am hired by a hotel as chef de partie. I signed my contract on 19 July 2017 with no mention of my joining date on it, but on 1st of August I was called to join immediately. Now it's been more than one and a half month but there is no sign of salary. The restaurant in the hotel is not officially opened yet. Whenever I ask for the salary, the management says that the restaurant is not started yet and ask me to either resign and pay all the expenses. Is there any right for me to do something? Moreover, the hotel is paying the employees salary via cash.

Q: My salary is delayed for 3 months. Now, I want to resign due to this reason. I am wondering if the employer is allowed to deduct anything from my salary upon leaving due to this reason. Thank you.

Q: Hello Ma'am, My English is a little bit weak. My name is B. S. I am speaking from Jebel Ali. My visa cancelation date is 14-02-2022. The company canceled my visa but they did not give me my passport, and they hold my salary for January month. I went to the management office and told them to give back my passport and they said first you give us 2000 dirhams and take passport according to Dubai law.

An interview-format article covering the topic of filing an employment court case in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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.

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.

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).