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Non settlement of dues by company after arbitrary termination
Assalamu Alaikum,
I was transferred to India by my Dubai company on Jan 1, 2019, and was informed that my settlement would be completed prior to leaving as mentioned in their transfer letter.
However, they have only given me 50% of the settlement, and have kept the salaries of Jan and Feb pending, which are yet to be paid.
By the end of Feb, they suddenly sent me a termination letter and since then, I've been following up on my pending settlement as promised, and my pending salaries for 2 months.
I need to know what is the course of action I can take here as the company is rarely responding to my emails, and when they do, they just keep giving me false promises.
Dear Sir/ Madam,
Thank you for reaching out to me on this.
Please note that you should file a labour complaint against the company for not paying your salary and terminating you without notice period.
As per the Labour Law, you are deemed to be terminated since you were not paid for more than two months (Jan and Feb).
Such termination is Arbitrary in nature for which the Labour law awards up to three months of salary towards compensation.
I would advise that you come to the UAE and file a labour complaint against the company for your pending salaries, notice period salary, three months salary for compensation, gratuity and pay leave, if any.
If one-year lapses from the date of your termination, then you will lose all your rights hence I would urge you to file a case as soon as possible to claim your rightful dues.
I trust you will find this helpful.
Regards,
Hari Wadhwana
