Q: Dear Sir, I am presently working and my contract will finish on 12 Jan 2019. Legally, no notice was given to me nor told to renew or cancel. How does it go if I do not renew and they don't say anything? Will it renew itself or it gets cancelled?

Q: Dear Sir, I am working in a company as Manager and the limited contract would be expired on Dec 29, 2017. 10 days before, I received a notice from the employer that they are not interested to renew my contract, without stating a reason. After inquiry, they mentioned that it is due to the restructuring and not related to performance. Since I have a family and kids are going to school, we are under severe pressure. I am in a senior position and it would be difficult to find out a job in 45 days, which puts me and my family in severe mental trauma. Please let me know if I can request the company to renew my contract until I find a job with a minimum salary as maintenance allowance. I am in the UAE since last 11 years and this is the first situation where I am passing through. Please advice and let me know what are my rights. Thanks and regards.

Q: Hi Sir. Hope you are doing well. I came to Dubai on a visit visa in 2014. I got a job and the owner of the company asked me for money to issue the employment visa. I paid him the amount, but the employer didn't apply for my visa and went to his country. I filed a case against him in the court, but he didn't come to the court after he returned to Dubai. The main problem was that I had given him my original passport, and that's why I didn't exit the country. After 10 months, I went to Al Aweer jail and I took exit without paying overstay fine. I had given fingerprint and eye scan also. Now, I want to come back on partner visa and I want to know if I can come on that visa or not. If you help me on this matter, I will be very thankful to you.

Q: I already completed the 2-year limited contract with my employer. As stipulated in their acknowledgement of my non-renewal, they will release the last salary and gratuity if I will provide any visa or plane ticket. Luckily, I was able to find a new job and while the papers are still in process, I provided them with a copy of visit visa since the new employer cannot provide a working visa unless all legal papers will be done. Even though I already gave them a copy of my visit visa, my old employer is still not giving me my last salary and gratuity. What should I do?

س: هل يُجدّد العقد المحدد بسنتين تلقائيًا في حالة عدم إنهاء الشركة لعقد الموظف؟ وما الفترة المسموح بها قانونيًا للتجديد التلقائي للعقود؟

Q: Hi, I have a partner visa but my visa is expired now. I am overstaying. If I will cancel my visa, what is the fine process? How to issue a new visa to stay legally in Dubai (UAE)? Please guide me!

Q: I currently work in Dubai but I need an extra income from a part-time job. Can I obtain the part-time job and still do my current job properly? Is there an approval I need to get?

Q: Good evening, I am writing to you in hopes of any help you can provide me. I have worked for a company in Dubai. Last week Aug 3, 2021, I was terminated (well I am not sure if I was terminated, because my visa expired on May 10, 2021, and the employer did not renew it). They asked me not to come to work anymore. On top of that, the employer did not pay June and July salaries (technically I worked with them till Aug 3, 2021). Now, my employer is refusing to pay me any of my end-of-service benefits. I have not received any end-of-service benefits and they are not being cooperative. I am begging for any help you can extend. Even legal advice on my situation will be dearly appreciated. I am appealing to anyone in your office to please help. Moreover, they have my passport with them, and I am staying on fines in the country since my visa has already expired on May 10, 2021. Thank you for taking the time to read this!

Q: Hello, I signed a contract on October 25th, 2022, and was informed that my visa is processing. So I paid for a 30-day visa. But it took my company more than 30 days to process my visa and I am now overstayed and have an abscond fee. The HR told me that I have to pay myself. Please help! What are my options? I don't have the resources to pay for all of it.

Q: How many days do I need before my contract expiry to inform my employer that I need to cancel?

An interview-format article covering the topic of filing an employment court case in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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).