Q: I resigned from my job at a company in Aug. 2018 and completed my one month notice period, then joined a new company in November 2018. The reason for the resignation was that the company didn't pay the last 4 months' salaries. The company promised me that time they will pay my settlement and pending salaries later. They gave me only a total settlement paper mentioning my pending salaries and the final end of service settlement. Then I sent the company daily emails to clear my settlement and they only gave me AED 10,000 in January 2019. There's still a balance of AED 38,697 now. Can I file a complaint in the labour department against my company? Please advise if there's any other easy solution. Thank you.

Q: Hi, We have an employee who has resigned and completed the notice period. We want to settle his dues however he disagrees on certain deductibles such as excess Etisalat bills made due to personal calls (international hometown), damages undergone to the vehicle and petty cash collection without authorized approvals. We have approached him and asked for clarification but he disagrees on any deductibles. Despite having evidence on clear information and asset tracking he denies on all deductibles. He has raised a labour complaint on us for settlement of dues. Need advice. He hasn’t now approached Labour Department and despite that we have discussed but he doesn’t seem to mutually settle. Since there isn’t anything in writing with Labour we have approached ministry to complain against him also. This is advice given by Labour Department.

Q: Good morning Sir, This is A.K. Salaudeen from Umm al Quwain. My labour contact was limited contract. Now, the company cancelled my labour contract and immigration also. But till now, I am not getting my 2 months' salary. What can I do? My last date is 30.08.2018. He promised me daily he will pay tomorrow but till now I did not get any payment from his side. I completed 1 year from visa period. Please advise me, what can I do?

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).