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: Kindly advise what can I do now that my visa already expired (expiry date is 04.04.2019). I keep waiting for my boss to have it renewed as he promised it will be renewed. The grace period is already finished and at this time, I have not received his advised for renewal yet. My labour contract is also not renewed. I am still working with them but I feel like somebody will just catch me as at this time I know I am over-staying. Is filing a resignation and complaining to labour the solution for my situation? I also have a credit card that I agree for a settlement a few months back, but since our salary is always delayed, the bank said they will cancel the settlement and will file a case. How can I check if I really have a case now? Can the police just put me in jail? Hoping you can somehow give me advice.

Q: Hello I have my contract expired. The sponsor is not renewing and asking me to sign the end of service first. What to do?

Q: Hello, Is it legal to have a lower salary during the probation period and a higher after passing probation? (it is a hidden way of making the employee pay for visa). Also, is it legal to ask a future employee, not on their visas to produce work for them (without salary)? Thank you Regards R.

Q: Dear All, I would like to ask if the company terminates the employee due to visa expiry? I am under an unlimited contract.

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: I worked for the last five months in a company. The company did not provide a visa and promised to pay a fine from their side. But now, they told me to pay a fine from our side, otherwise, they're not ready to provide a visa.

An interview-format article covering the topic of overstaying your tourist or resident visa in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. Ludmila discusses the aspects of overstaying, like fines, grace periods, exemptions...etc.

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 UAE government introduced the new Unemployment Insurance Law under the Federal Decree-Law No. 13 of 2022 Concerning the Unemployment Insurance Scheme for Unemployed People. The law aims at providing a sort of financial support in case of unemployment for a brief period, probably to help employees who got terminated find another job and avoid failing in other financial obligations.

The UAE attracts a large population of expatriates from around the world for business or leisure. It occurs sometimes that those expatriates violate the rules of their visas and incur overstay fines which accumulate the longer they stay beyond their visa's expiry date. This may result in travel restrictions, banning violators from entering the UAE for a certain period or lifetime. The UAE authorities have now announced a two-month scheme for violators to rectify their situations.

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).