Q: Hi I have been working with Emirates Airlines for almost 9 years, and due to some emergency reason, I left Dubai going back home. After that, I sent my resignation by email. My employer said that they need my passport to cancel my residence visa otherwise I will be blacklisted by the UAE immigration. This case has been almost seven months ago. If I decided to come back to Dubai, how to issue tourist visa with no issue or being refused? Do I have to pay a penalty? How to remove the ban or blacklist? Will they arrest me at the airport? Warm regards, Tony

Q: Hi there, I used to work in Dubai and left with the view to go back but moved to London instead. I still had a credit card in Dubai, but I have since paid this off and the case has been closed. I didn't cancel my visa but it has expired. I would like to visit Dubai for a holiday and I was wondering if I still need to cancel my residency visa before returning? Am I able to do this from the UK? My old employer hasn't taken any action against me. Thanks in advance Karen

Q: Hi, I am curious about the visa cancellation process. I want to properly cancel it when I leave my job. Can it be done by my employer when I am not in the UAE if my employer has my original Emirates ID and a copy of passport/residence visa? Is it required for me to provide my original passport in any case? Can this process be completed before the actual termination date of the contract? Thank you

Q: I entered into a limited-term contract with my employer in Feb 2021. I worked for 2 months and then I traveled to Mumbai for a family medical emergency (Covid). Now that the flights are suspended, I am stuck in Mumbai. I also resigned from the company since I have to stay back in Mumbai to take care of my house. My employer is asking for 45 days salary but I don't have any money to pay him. What is the way out? I also offered him notice from Mumbai but he is refusing and not settling things as well. Can he put a ban on me? What are the legal implications if I don't pay him?

Q: Hello, I was living in the UAE from 2012 - 2017 working for a leading bank. I came to my country on a holiday in 2017 for the birth of my child. My boss was toxic and he wanted me back on a return flight as soon as I landed which lead to a verbal dispute and he asked me to stay forever in my country and not to come back. Since then, I was living in my country and I had a loan and a few cards where the total outstanding of all my credit is not exceeding 170,000 and I have not been able to pay any dues since 2017. I want to return to the UAE and hence I used a PRO service. According to their advice, they fetched court's records from Dubai Courts and checked if I had any cases registered against me in any Emirate, and it didn't have any. I further downloaded the Dubai Police app and checked if any cases filed against me there and there weren't any either. If these 2 are clear, would I face any legal issues while entering Dubai or I will be arrested? If not, what should I do exactly?

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).