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10 available 10 • View allHow long does a labour dispute take?
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Q: Hi,
I was working for a company where 100% owner is local, and I was not getting my salary for last 3 months. I was chasing them so much, for this reason, I resigned. Still, they are not paying me the salary, I filed a labour complaint.
Currently, my financial situation is getting worse. I would like to ask only one thing: how long is the process of a labour dispute under this salary delay case?

Nov 15, 2017
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How many times can labour court judgement be appealed?
42
Q: My salary labour case has been going on for 7 months now. After the 1st judgement, the owner appealed because of which I had to wait again and go for the 2nd judgement.
Question1: Can he appeal 2nd time again?
Question2: I have a Job Offer. I want to cancel this visa of my previous employer. What should I do as enough time has already been wasted?
Help appreciated!

Nov 20, 2017
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Can I accept a new job offer if I have pending labour case and expired visa?
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Q: Dear Sir,
Hope you will be in the state of good health and doing fine.
My owner absconded in 2015 but my visa expired in June 2016. I filed a case before he absconded and Labor office transferred the case to court where the worthy orders of the court to do execution and pay my dues and that execution is still in process.
Labor approved me to work as part-time. Now I have a new job offer from another company and want to cancel the visa that has already been expired for one and half year.
Will I have fine or some other obstacles while cancelling my visa in order to join the new company?
Regards

Nov 15, 2017
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Dropping the labour case against the employer to cancel visa
11
Q: Hi,
I already filed waiving my labour case with my employer, I also dropped my labour compliant to my previous employer done at Tasheel.
They told me to wait for the approval of cancellation and then I can cancel it at the immigration. I already told my previous employer that I dropped the court case (but it has to be notarized at Dubai Courts which I'm not yet doing it).
They are not still withdrawing their labour complaint against me and they want me to go with them, but I don't want to see them because of their wickedness.
My question is, is it okay not to communicate with the previous employer even though my cancellation is in the process? Will it affect me until I get the cancellation?

Jun 6, 2018
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Cancellation of visa while having a case in labor court
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Q: My current company did not pay for 6 months, so I have resigned and completed the notice period. They did not even pay the settlement.
I have filed a case and the first hearing will be on 17 July. I have an offer from a company and they don't want to wait for the court verdict.
My question: is there any way to cancel the visa as the case is already there?
I have checked with my company but they want me to sign off the settlement paper that I have received all my settlement.
Please tell me if there is any other solution in this situation about visa cancellation.

Jul 3, 2018
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The procedures and time frame of appeal in a labour case
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Q: Hi there,
I have won the labour case against my employer with an amount of AED 75,000, regarding salaries issue. Now, my company has filed an appeal request to appeal the court judgment.
My question is, how much time will Dubai appeal court take? What documents do I have to provide? Can I claim more amount due to the waste of time or having no job?
Please reply to me.
Best regards

Nov 12, 2018
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Resignation for holding salaries and claiming passport and cancellation
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Q: Dear,
I was working with a company as an Electrical Supervisor. My 6 months salary is pending from his side.
Due to this, I have resigned on 8 Sept 219 but until now, he did not give me any cancellation paper & also he is not releasing my passport.
Please advise me what I do?

Oct 2, 2019
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Missing the appeal time of a labor case and the proposed remedy
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Q: A labor case was decided against our company in absentia because the lawyer we hired never appeared in court. Appeal time of 1 month against that decision already lapsed. Now there is a travel ban on the partner.
1. We want to know the remedy we have in law to get the travel ban removed.
2. Is license renewal with partner change possible or not?
3. Can a labor case be reopened? and also can we file a case against that fraudster lawyer?

Feb 22, 2020
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An unresponsive employer and the execution of court decisions




2
Q: I have filed a labor case in Sharjah Court against my employer for not paying 20000 AED/6 months. I have attended almost 6 hearings until now. But, my employer didn't attend any of the hearings at court and also never replied to any notice from the court.
Finally, the judge has asked me to put the legal summons in the newspaper. My questions are:
1. What will happen if he is not replying to this newspaper notice also? How am I going to get the money?
2. Some say that the court will distribute the money from your company security deposit, is this true?
3. Will he face any legal action for this case? Ex: Account ceases, travel ban (Because he seems to be like running away from the country), anything like that.





Apr 13, 2020
2174
How many times can a labor court judgement be appealed?


1
Q: How many times can a labor court judgment be appealed?
I got the judgment 2 months ago and my employer appealed against the same.
Now new judgment date has been announced. Can they appeal again?
The case value is 140k.



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