Q: I am an employee in a company in Dubai since the last two years, with an unlimited contract and my total salary is AED 3000 (Joining date: 01/01/2016). In the first year, I was doing an operational activity in a logistics company like documentation of all import/ export Inquiries (Designation in visa: Client Service Clerk). In addition, I was helping the accountant as an assistant because the management decided that I shall help him in accounts. I am an employee with a postgraduate degree (M.Com Degree). On the 4th January 2017, our accountant (Designation: Accounts Manager) left the company due to personal reasons. His salary was while joining AED 5000, and when he left the company after two years and a half that time was AED 6200. The management asked me to take the position of an accountant and I accepted it. I was thinking that I will get AED 5000 salary of an accountant from the next month, but till this date, after 10 months, I am getting AED 3000. I asked several times to change my designation and upgrade my salary, but they are giving the same answer that the company is at a loss.

Q: Dear Sir/ Madam, In my offer letter, the designation is Accounts Manager; however, since I have not attested degree certificates the employer promised to give me Archive Clerk Visa. They took my thumb impression and signature on blank paper and later they issued me a Messenger Profession Visa. When I inquired about the same and refused to accept the Messenger Visa, they are blaming me that I agreed to this Messenger Visa and asked me to pay the visa costs and leave. I sent the resignation and agreed to pay the visa cost, but the visa cost is double what they have quoted. Note: the visa is not stamped on my passport. Will I get any ban from MOL, if the visa is cancelled? Kindly advise... Thanks in advance

Q: Hi. I have been promoted from Coordinator role to Manager role in February 2017. In these months I have never received any complaint from my manager regarding my performance, no any written notice or warning. A month ago, my manager said that she thinks I have some communication problem, and I cannot work under stress. For that reason, my manager wants to demote me and cut my salary. It has been said in the email without any clarification. Next day, she called me for a meeting to offer me Support position and said that my salary will be decreased by 35%. I agreed verbally, as I have been scared to lose the job if I do not take this offer. There hasn't been any notification in writing provided to me. Now, I have to renew my visa as my company will cancel my old visa to apply for a new one, and I will be requested to sign the letter with the demotion. I don't want to do this, as I think it is illegal. May you please advise what will happen if I refuse to sign that paper and if they will terminate me because of it. Thanks. Tatiana.

Q: My employer hires new staff with a higher salary than the old staff who have the same work. I just want to ask if that is fair for the old staff?

Q: Once we receive the offer letter, for example, if our salary is 6000 and a basic pay is 2000, do we have the right to ask an employer for raising the basic pay? What if he rejects our request?

Q: I am a fresh graduate who has been a full-time intern with a company that only covers transportation for over a year while completing my studies. I graduated this May. In March of this year, they offered me a full-time employment contract since I was now near completion of my degree. They still kept me on the internship allowance (AED 1000) until I submit all documents for visa processing. I have submitted all my documents for processing towards the end of May. My grace period after cancellation has also expired on the 25th of June. They are still paying me the internship allowance. Now that the visa is pending on their side, shouldn't they be paying me the full salary? I also think they should have paid me the full salary once I signed the contract regardless of the visa status since I was already working for them. Please let me know whether I should push the company to pay my full salary since the time I signed the contract (March) or only since this month (visa pending on their side)?

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).