Q: My employer is constantly delaying the payment of salary. I don't want to spoil the relationship with him, but I want to know if his actions are legal and if he could pay the parts of salary throughout the whole month. Salary in our company is paid by cash only. As I don't have a copy of the employment contract, I can't say whether anything is written concerning the terms of salary payment or not. How can I avoid this and what are my rights?

Q: Sir, I am a Safety Officer of a construction project. My employer deducted AED 600 as a fine in last 3 months, and they have not informed me about the reasons nor have given any warning in writing or verbal.

Q: Hi, I was suspended from work, and after a week they terminated me for the discrimination against a colleague, but it is unintentional discrimination; my company did not pay my EOSB. Does the company have the right for not settling my EOSB? When I asked them they said "because you're terminated for disciplinary actions", that's why they did not pay my EOSB. I worked with the company for 3 years and 6 months. Thanks

Q: I am aware that statutory deductions happen in the UAE. Are there any specific company deductions?

Q: Hi sir, I am a Muslim guy working in a company in the UAE as a customer service representative. They deployed me to airport terminal 1. We are doing customer service there today. One of our managers just come very close to my face and took a picture while I was working in the arrival area of terminal 1, then he spoke to me very rudely and told me that he will give me a warning letter because I have a beard. My beard is just a small beard; it's a trimmed beard as Muslim without any design on the beard. I feel so bad about this. I don't know what I can do about this.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My company deducts the fee for my family health insurance monthly from my salary. How can I complain without revealing my identity?

Q: Hi, The company sent me a termination email for this reason: "This decision has been made following a disciplinary investigation into your unauthorized absence from work starting from June 22, 2023. As a vital member of the crucial product delivery team, your WFH request during this period was not approved. Despite offering you alternative leave dates, you declined." So now, the company is saying that they are not paying my notice period amount, and also they are asking me for visa cancellation fees. I have worked for 10 months in this company. I have a few questions now: 1. In the case of disciplinary termination, are they liable to pay the notice period amount or not? 2. Do I have to pay the visa cancellation fees?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, What is the maximum percentage of salary that an employer can deduct for disciplinary fines or violations committed by an employee?

Three new ministerial decrees containing a new set of rules for the labour market were issued by the UAE Ministry of Labour last year and came into force on the 1st of January this year. The decrees are expected to alter the contractual relationship between employers and workers in the UAE.

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 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 law On Evidence in Civil and Commercial Transactions (Law of Evidence) govern evidence in civil and commercial disputes in the UAE.

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).