Q: Good day! Hope all is well. "As our current projects are put on hold and given the current status of our company right now, we are requesting your patience and understanding that we need to extend your vacation. We will notify you for any new projects if needed your presence. This is also to inform you that we had cancelled your flight ticket." Sir, this is the letter from the company to my husband. Then, they are not allowing my husband to work. Can they pay gratuity? He's working for almost 5 years in this company.

Q: Hi, My company terminated me on the 8th of April. Since then, I am in a room. Today, they called me and gave me a settlement letter with only one-month basic salary, gratuity and AED 280 for the ticket. Am I not eligible for three months' full salary? Kindly advise me. Thanks

Q: Hi, Good day. I have been working with a company for 5 years and a half. Then I applied for my resignation (with a 1 month notice period as per my contract) and my service ended on June 30, 2018. A month after, my manager contacted me and asked me to sign some "pre-termination" paper. When I asked about my gratuity payment, He mentions that I can get it within a month or two and that if I still didn't receive it, I can still have grounds for complaint that I can submit to the Ministry of Labour. However, I still declined to sign any letter. They then just told me that they'll contact me if ever the cheque is ready. My question is: - Was my action right by not signing any papers considering I had no guarantee of receiving my gratuity? - Also, since I'm still looking for a job currently (and I want to settle things amicably), is it an option for me to simply just wait it out until they contact me again with regards to my cancellation and gratuity? Thank you and have a nice day.

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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).