Q: After getting an offer letter from a company, I was called on 3 months tourist visa to the UAE. I went there as the offer was very good then after 10 days they took my signature and thumb impression on MOL offer letter and they said they will apply for my visa. But it's almost a month, they never came back and I decided to inform them and I left the country. In the meantime, I got another offer letter from a different company and then they sent me MOL offer letter and then told me to wait for 10 days for complete process. Now after googling I can find out the first company contract can be seen online at MOL website. Will this impact the new employer for MOL approval? Note my first company have not applied for an entry permit or status changed as they have not taken my degree mark-sheet attested.

Q: Dear Sir, I accepted a job offer letter (Only organization offer letter) and sent it by email, but now I don't want to leave my present company. I informed them today (future company) but they replied me... Quote: "DEAR FAIZ, You gave us a word to join our company in date of 30th SEP and this considered as legal contract as it called WORD SAY CONTRACT. We are disappointed as we reject a lot of candidates because of our commitments with you. I do not know what to say but I am assigning my legal department for the same. Thanks" Can they take legal action against me?

Q: How can I know if a company is legally working in the UAE from India? I was interviewed by an overseas ministry agent company for a job abroad in Abu Dhabi named Continental Securities Ltd. How can I know this company has existence in Abu Dhabi and it's not a fraud? It's been 65 days since I was interviewed by the agent on March 23, 2018. Please guide me.

Q: Hello. Good morning, I want my advice. I'm a foreigner, and I agreed to come to Dubai to get a job, and the company that hired me sent me a job offer. But the truth is that I do not want to work in that company, and I want to return to my country. Will I have legal consequences or be detained at the airport if I want to leave? I haven't signed the job offer yet. Thank you.

Q: I signed an offer letter and a copy of a contract in a company located in Dubai Design District. I resigned from my current company located in Jebel Ali and will be ending my noticed period on April 4, 2021. Now the new company is really unclear about when I can start joining them. If the company does not pursue my hiring, but I have already resigned and lost my job, are there any legal complaints and claims I can file?

س: في حال رفضي للعقد لأي سبب من الأسباب بالمنشأه الموجود فيها حاليًا، هل يحق لأي منشأه أخرى إرسال عقد عمل لي؟ أفيدوني بارك الله فيكم!

Q: Dear sir/madam, Can you cancel an employment offer letter after acceptance?

The fraudsters allegedly post jobs online or even on reputable websites like #Monster.com or #Naukrigulf.com with too good to be true salaries and unbelievable benefits. Then WITHOUT an interview or fake telephone call interview (which is never done for real jobs in the UAE) provides an offer letter which includes the names and logos of the employer with or without the UAE Embassy stamp and then asks you to pay processing or visa fee to a travel company or exchange companies. BEWARE!

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 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.

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.

The provisions of this law, promulgating UAE Civil Code, govern the civil transactions in the United Arab Emirates. The commercial transactions remain subject to the laws and regulations applicable in their regard.

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).