Q: Dear Respected Lawyers, I am on management visa from Sharjah whose passport was denied by the employer after completing 13 months of service. They told me passport can't be given until my client in Iraq settles a business transaction dues the company did. Feeling insulted, I resigned on June 20th 2018 and stopped going to the office waiting for my Iraqi client to visit the UAE. Finally, the client came to Dubai on August 23rd and showed my employer his account where the client lost more than USD 700,000 because of the mismanagement of the project by the employer. The employer left the meeting room saying I will never get my passport or visa cancelled. He told if ever I report it to the Labor Department, I will be put into trouble through his contacts with senior police officials. Finally, I filed my labour complaint today for my Visa cancellation. Kindly advise whom should I approach at Sharjah Court to file a petition for getting back my Passport on an urgent basis. Humbly requesting your valued positive advice and assistance.

Q: Dear Respected Lawyers, I am on management visa from Sharjah whose passport was denied by the employer after completing 13 months of service. They told me passport can't be given until my client in Iraq settles a business transaction dues the company did. Feeling insulted, I resigned on June 20th 2018 and stopped going to the office waiting for my Iraqi client to visit the UAE. Finally, the client came to Dubai on August 23rd and showed my employer his account where the client lost more than USD 700,000 because of the mismanagement of the project by the employer. The employer left the meeting room saying I will never get my passport or visa cancelled. He told if ever I report it to the Labor Department, I will be put into trouble through his contacts with senior police officials. Finally, I filed my labour complaint today for my visa cancellation. Kindly advise whom should I approach at Sharjah Court to file a petition for getting back my passport on an urgent basis. Humbly requesting your valued positive advice and assistance.

Q: I am M. A. from Ras al Khaimah. My employer doesn't give my final settlement and visa cancellation more than the last 3 months I am sitting in my room. Suppose I file a case against my employer for my total settlement of AED 24000, how much is your commission and how long will it take? I need this urgently.

Q: Hello Sir, I am working in a trading company for the past 7 years in Dubai. My designation is Sales Executive. I have resigned from my job and I am in the 1 month notice period. Now the company is telling me that the payment of cheque bounce cases last year will be deducted from my settlement. Is there any rule stating such a thing that the payment forbidden company has to be deducted from the employee?

Q: I have been working in an organization for 29 years and have been giving them fairly good business with profit. In 2018, one of my customers absconded with materials worth AED 500,000. I had collected cheques and all other documents from them. I also lodged a police complaint. He could not be traced nor is our material returned. Recently, I wanted to retire and go back home. But my employer refused to give my incentive since 2017 and my end of service benefits. How do I deal with him?

Q: An employee is working as a salesperson in a company, where he collects the cash/cheques from the customers. Is he responsible for the outstanding amounts from the customers who are not paying/escaped/not responding?

Q: Good morning. Today the company had given the salary to my colleagues, however, mine was not given. They are holding my salary. They want me to send an email to them that I agree to pay the loss of the company. They are not mentioning how much it is, but I know that this is illegal, holding the salary of a worker. What is the best thing I will do? Please advise. Thank you.

Q: Dear sir/madam, When working at my previous company, during the final stages, court papers were being received from many suppliers due to unpaid debts. As I was present at the company at that time, I received such papers and a court official took a photo of my ID. Now, when I try to travel, it shows a travel ban and asks me to approach the court. I have also obtained a police clearance certificate. Is there a chance to initiate a travel ban due to the above issue? Please advise!

An interview-format article covering the topic of overstaying your tourist or resident visa in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. Ludmila discusses the aspects of overstaying, like fines, grace periods, exemptions...etc.

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).