Q: Dears, I have an ongoing case in the labour court for delayed salary & deduction amounting to AED 195K & expecting judgement from the court of first instance in Nov 2nd week. The issue is that our owner is already absconding & he has liquidated company assets but we still have incoming customer payments till mid of Dec which can cover my claim amount. But the problem is in execution, by the time execution file is opened (30 days appeal +15 days notification), they will take all money & even with a favourable verdict, I wouldn't be getting anything since they are planning to close the company. Can you please guide what can be done in this situation (any possibility of immediate account freeze before/upon judgement by a request to court...etc)?

Q: I made a complaint against my company for a pending salary and cancellation of my employment visa through the labour office. Now, the case is in the labour court, but the company owner left the country. How do I get the salary without the company owner?

Q: Dear Sir, I have a labour case. My company did not pay my 6 months' salaries and final settlement and it's already closed. My first judgment has to come on the 9th of August, and still, I am not getting anything. I got a new job offer from another company. Can I cancel my visa if my labour case is pending? Is this possible?

Q: Good noon, I have a labour court case in execution. I got a judgement already that my sponsor has to pay me. My local ran away from the UAE. Also, he did not appear in any of the court hearings. Now I applied for the cancellation of my labour card, but MOL is asking for the sponsor to accept my cancellation. Still, I did not get my settlement. I got the judgement before 35 days. Please assist me, how do I get my cancellation?

Q: I won a case. My final judgement came on 2 march and my employer has to pay me 20000. The judgement came in the absence of the employer and I filed the notification case on 19 March to notify the judgement of the court. But now, I am still waiting for filing the execution and after every 2 days, Alhadeed says me come after 2 days. I don't know why they are doing this. I want to close this matter as soon as possible. Kindly guide and advise me.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I received a labor case judgment via the Smart Justice system in Ajman. It stipulates that the employer must pay a certain settlement amount and legal expenses and cancel my residency. What happens after the judgment? Does the court give time to the company, or do we need to file for execution?

Q: Hello, I received part of the payment from the financial claim I made against my employer before the final decision was issued. Now I have opened the execution file. Do I need to submit any letter to the court for this?

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 law promulgates UAE Civil Procedures Code (Civil Procedure Law) which governs civil procedures in the United Arab Emirates, including the prosecution before the courts, litigation and execution.

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).