Q: Kindly advise if the company is obliged to pay to the employee the cost of air ticket back to home country upon his resignation.

Q: I completed 3 years, so I am eligible to get my ticket to go back to my hometown because I resigned already and the owner of our company said that you used your company ticket 2 months before. So now I'm not eligible to get a ticket. Is that true?

Q: My company terminated me even though I did not violate any rules or do any misconduct or any of the reasons in the UAE Law to be terminated. They also know that it is not my fault. They hired me last August 2016 as a bus attendant under the sponsorship of RTA Dubai Taxi. Now, they terminated me before my probation ends without notice for the reason that I was underage in which they can't issue the permit. They did not inform me that there is an age requirement during the interview process and yet they hired me. They also let me pay for the visa. Now, I want to go back to my home country. I would like to ask, can I get a repatriation expense if I'm terminated under probation? And what other things I can do in this situation? Thank you so much.

Q: Dear Sir, My JAFZA Employment Contract is an unlimited free zone contract. My services have been arbitrarily terminated on 09 Dec. 2018, and after having served the 90 days paid notice period, my tenure ended on 08 March 2019. I am now in the process of finalizing my end of service benefits, and there is a clarification required in regards to the basis of computation of the benefits. Queries are as under. Air ticket due to the termination. I have an internal agreement with the company for self & family (wife & son) annual return economy air tickets to home town, for every year of service. In the case of arbitrary termination, what would be applicable? a.) return air ticket for self & family b.) return air ticket for self only c.) or would it be just one-way air ticket for self & family d.) or would it be just one-way air ticket for self only. Could you please clarify & provide me with the correct latest updated UAE Labor Law article ref. # for the correct interpretation of the above.

Q: As per labor UAE law, is it correct that an employer is bound to pay for an exit ticket even if the employee has transferred his visa within the UAE as it is mentioned in F&F?

س: السلام عليكم، شكرًا مقدمًا لكم! رب عمل أنهى علاقة العمل تعسفًا وبدون إنذار العامل. تم هذا قبل انتهاء العقد بين الطرفين بيومين وقام بإلغاء إقامة العامل يومها لتسفيره. العامل اضطر لعمل تأشيرة زيارة ليصحح وضعه بالبلاد: لأنه بعد شهر من إلغاء الإقامة لا بد أن يغادر العامل وإلا أصبح مقيم غير شرعي. العامل وجد عمل بشركة أخرى وحصل على عقد عمل جديد مذكور فيه، ربما بسبب تأشيرة الزيارة، استقدام من خارج الدولة. رفع العامل قضية طالب ببدل تعسف وبدل إنذار وتذكرة سفر. رب العمل السابق حصل على صورة عقد العمل الجديد للعامل وغير معروفة الطريقة التي حصل بها على صورة العقد الجديد للعامل. قدم رب العمل صورة عقد العمل الجديد للمحكمة وادعى أن العامل وجد عملاً جديدًا ولا يستحق التذكرة. السؤال: هل حصول رب العمل السابق على صورة عقد العامل الجديد أمر شرعي أم غير شرعي؟ الواضح أنه تجسس وحصل على صورة العقد الجديد وقدمه بيده للمحكمة. هل للعامل أن يوجه سؤال للمحكمة بشأن كيفية حصول رب العمل على صورة عقد عمله الجديد؟ وشكرًا لكم! مع بالغ التحية وكل التقدير،

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My brother is getting deported on Monday due to ill health. He worked for the company for two and a half months. Usually, as far as I know, the company should pay for the ticket, but his company is deducting it from his salary. Can you please help me understand these deportation rules?

Q: Good evening, I worked for a company for 2 years and 8 months without taking any vacation. However, when I resigned to go home, the company informed me that I should purchase the air ticket myself. I would like to inquire if the company is not supposed to provide the air ticket for me.

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).