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8 available 8 • View allYou've received a job offer from UAE company. What's next?
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Q: My friend has received an employment contract as well as another document with thumbprint from a Dubai company.
Please guide us how to get Dubai visa by using these documents. Date on the letter is 14/9/2017. Please reply and help as soon as possible.
Thanks and regards,
Vikas Vashisht

Sep 19, 2017
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What to do if your new employer withdrew the employment offer
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Q: I got an employment offer from one of the construction companies from Dubai after the personal interview. I signed the employment offer which I received through email and sent back.
Now, after 20 days, they withdrew this offer as per their management decision. I am working in Qatar and I already resigned from my job, and next week I have to leave Qatar.
I don't know what to do. Is there any chance to claim it legally?

Mar 3, 2017
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How can I check if an employment offer is genuine or scam?
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Q: Hello,
Would anyone advise, I have got an employment offer letter from a Dubai based company named 'Global Shipping and Maritime Company'. They refer me to a travel agency.
Now they want money - 1750$. How can I check if it is fake or real?

Nov 6, 2017
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Average time needed for issuing an employment visa
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Q: After 10 days asking for an update from the employer in the UAE, he says this.
What can be the possible reason for stuck?
Below is the employer's email copy:
"I hope this email finds you well. Please be advised that your visa application is taking longer than expected. At this point, we are still waiting for the Labour Approval and after that, the visa paper to get posted from the Immigration System.
Hence, we are trying our best to resolve the issue and our PRO is following up on the same.
Apologies for any inconvenience the above may have caused, and rest assured we will continue to keep you posted with regards to your start date with us."

Jan 29, 2018
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Official employment process after getting a job offer in the UAE
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Q: Hi Ma'am.
I am Rohan Harke. I have got an offer from the UAE. This is one of the best opportunities for me till now.
I am submitting my documents to my employer for a security clearance, so I want to make sure that it won't be rejected.
Can you guide me?
Thanks in advance.
Note: I worked in the KSA for 2 years and I am a citizen of India. I have applied for PCC KSA and waiting for it. I already got PCC from the Indian embassy.

Mar 6, 2018
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Can my new employer withdraw the job offer if I go for a short leave to my country?
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Q: Hi,
I was working in the UAE with a construction company and got a new job offer from another company. I signed that offer letter and also cancelled from the old company. The offer letter was signed by both parties.
Now I want to go to my country but the company is saying that there is no need to go as my company visa will be changed here. But I have to go for some personal reasons.
If I go to my country is there any problem for my new job? Can the company withdraw my job offer?
Please tell me any solution of this.

Nov 2, 2017
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Formal requirements for job offer letter
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Q: Hi,
I received an offer letter from a company. I had an interview but it was conducted in a private residence instead of an office. The offer letter does not contain the formula for commission or the job description.
Kindly advise if this information needs to be clearly outlined in the contract.

Nov 21, 2017
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تأخير الراتب والانتقاص منه مع تعطُّل إصدار الهوية. ماذا يفعل العامل؟

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س: أرغب في إنهاء عقد عملي. تعديل وضعي بتاريخ ١/٤/٢٠٢٠. ما زلت لم أستلم الهوية ولكني أكملت جميع الإجراءات والآن لا يعطوني الراتب المتفق عليه والمذكور في العقد والأسلوب كل يوم يسوء.
ما الحل؟
رجاء الرد!


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Laws & Regulations
3 available 3 • View allFederal Law No. (8) of 1980 Concerning the Regulation of Labor Relations 53
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.
Apr 20, 1980
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Ministerial Decree No. (764) of 2015 On Ministry of Labour Approved Standard Employment Contracts 5
According to this Decree, tentative approval to admit a foreign worker for the purpose of employment in the UAE cannot be granted until an Employment Offer that conforms with the Standard Employment Contract is duly signed by the employee and presented to the Ministry of Labour.
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Federal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2021 On the Regulation of Labor Relations 34
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