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8 available 8 • View allWhat to do if your employer forces you to sign the agreement
Q: The employer says if you do not sign the Agreement you will not receive your entitlement. What law does this violate?
*This is used so the employer can force an employee to sign.
Aug 10, 2017
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Legal proceedings for a bounced cheque issued by the employer
Q: Dear Sir/ Madam,
I would like to have an advice about a bounced cheque.
I got a cheque against my pending salary from the company where I used to work before in Dubai. However, the cheque bounced and I filed a complaint at the police station.
I was expecting a reply from the police station, as per my knowledge. Yesterday, the company owner called me and said that the police had arrested him and he has paid the fine, so the case is dismissed.
I would like to know if I need to file a civil case now or I have to wait till I get a reply from the police in order to recover my money.
For the civil case, where and how can I file the complaint?
Thanks & regards
Oct 5, 2017
1572
Filing a case against the employer for wrongful accusations and pending salaries
Q: I'm willing to start a case and I can afford its charges in the UAE - DUBAI, kindly anyone contact me on Whatsapp 00201001834404.
I was accused by my company in the court, I was innocent two times in the elementary and prosecution judgments.
I am seeking a compensation for the 75 days I spent in prison due to investigations, and my unpaid salaries.
Many thanks & regards
Sep 20, 2017
440
Options in case the post-dated cheques of EOS benefits bounce back
Q: Hello
A DIFC based company I work for hasn't paid 5 months worth of salary, plus business travel expenses. The total so far is around AED 700K. In addition, if I leave the company, there will be the gratuity and pay-in-lieu of unused vacation.
The company is offering me post-dated cheques (cheques are in the name of the company, the signer is the group president and one of the shareholders). I am trying to get cheques above AED 200K (because if the cheques bounce it is a criminal charge, right?)
1- What are the consequences for the company and the owner if the cheques bounce? Will the signer face prison and travel ban?
2- How do I raise a complaint about the bounced cheques? Which police department or government authority I need to go to?
3- If the signer says the company doesn't have money to cover the cheque, because the company is not generating revenue or has many assets, then what happens? does he get away with it? Or goes to prison and faces a travel ban?
Much appreciated
Rick
Jun 27, 2018
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مطالبة احتيالية بمبلغ مترصد لشركة الهاتف بعد مغادرة الإمارات
س: لقد خرجت من الإمارات منذ 2014 وتفاجأت بأن هناك شركة مفوضة من قبل DU تبعث لي تطالبني بمبلغ 680.
فما هي الإجراءات المترتبة على ذلك؟
Apr 11, 2019
217
أثر شهادة الشهود في المسائل الجنائية
س: 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
804
Status of resignation in case of working for different companies
Q: Hello Raluca,
I have recently decided to resign from my position from my company as I have completed 6 months duration and am on an unlimited visa.
My query is that the company that I am actually working for which I want to resign is not the same company that has provided me visa and contract.
And as per the law, I am required to serve at least 30 days of notice period and I don't want to be in a situation where I serve my notice period with my existing company but then they file a case against me later on via the other company that actually gave me visa and contract stating that I have not completed my 30 days notice period.
Can you please guide me on how to take this situation forward?
Regards,
A. M.
Oct 16, 2019
604
Suing a company for forging a contract and registering an employee in MOHRE fraudulently
Q: Dear Sir,
A company has presented me with an unlimited MOL job letter starting from serial number ST............. and that has been signed by me and sent over email to the company.
Someone from the company has typed a limited MOL contract starting from serial number MB......... and in this contract, he cropped my signature and pasted it in the limited contract fraudulently and submitted it to MOHRE and accordingly to that fraudulent contract, MOHRE has registered me with a limited contract.
So practically this contract is a fraudulent contract.
I want to know, if I file a case against the company for registering a contract fraudulently, then what will be the legal liability on the company and what benefits will be provided to me?
Thank You!
Apr 8, 2021
634
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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The law does not protect fraudsters
The UAE Penal Code, like all other laws, addresses the crime of fraud in Article 399 of the UAE Federal Penal Code, which stipulates that whoever seizes, for himself or another, a movable property, or obtains a document or signature thereon, cancellation or destruction thereof or amendment thereto by fraudulent means, or by assuming a false name or capacity, where such an act leads to deception of a victim and leads him to surrender shall be punished by imprisonment or fine.
Apr 19, 2023
585
Laws & Regulations
4 available 4 • View allFederal Law No. (3) of 1987 Promulgating the Penal Code
This Law promulgates the Federal Penal Code (Criminal Law) of the United Arab Emirates. Crimes and chastisement punishments shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this Law and other penal codes.
Dec 8, 1987
47897
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
75280
Federal 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
103591
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 allHow can I vacate my tenant if the rental agreement ends before the eviction notice deadline?
My Dubai tenant's rental agreement is ending by the end of September 2024 and the completion of 12 months of legally served Eviction Notice is the end of December 2024.
I have two questions:
(a) Can I send a rent increase notice 3 months before as the rent has increased as per the RERA rent calculator?
(b) The second question is, do I have to renew the rental agreement for 3 months (until December 2024) or not?
Thank you.
May 1, 2024
268
How can I reach a settlement with the bank for a mortgage of a jointly owned property?
I have a jointly owned property in Abu Dhabi. The mortgage was defaulted on as I had to leave the property with my children following an assault by my ex-husband. He left the country in 2018 and never paid the mortgage.
As I was in the country, the bank filed a criminal case against me, and I was sentenced to 3 years. I won the appeal against the bank and then filed another criminal case a few months later in Dubai. Again, I won and paid a fine.
In 2019, the bank started a civil case against me and my ex-husband to have the property repossessed. However, at the time of the purchase of the property, there were no Title Deeds, the bank requires this.
I cannot give them the Title Deeds to sell the property and pay back the amount owed to them as my ex-husband refuses to provide a POA. The bank has filed another criminal case against me only for our jointly owned property.
I wish to resolve this and pay off the bank and receive any money left from the sale. How can I resolve this issue of the Title Deeds?
Oct 4, 2022
282
The procedures for filing for divorce on mutual consent
Dear sir/madam,
I am separated from my wife due to compatibility reasons. We got married in the Indian consulate in Dubai on December, 23rd.
We would like to file a divorce on mutual consent as soon as possible. May I get some advice here on the procedures?
Sep 13, 2022
673
My previous employer failed to pay my gratuity. Can I file a case 6 months after resignation?
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?
May 31, 2022
1275
Can a real estate agency hold a percentage of a property sale until transfer is done?
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
1263
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