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7 available 7 • View allWhat to do if your employer doesn't pay salary
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Q: Hello Sir,
I am working in the UAE as a Telecom Engineer (but visa as an Electronic Exchanger). My company has no project since Feb 2017. They asked me to go on vacation in Feb 2017, still, they didn't get any project.
I came back on July 13, 2017, without informing them. Now they are not paying my salary as there is no work, so I asked them to provide NOC so I can find other jobs, and now they are asking for visa amount. WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW?
Visa issue date: June 2016 (2 yrs employment visa)
Please suggest me what to do.

Jul 18, 2017
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How long does a labour dispute take?
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Q: Hi,
I was working for a company where 100% owner is local, and I was not getting my salary for last 3 months. I was chasing them so much, for this reason, I resigned. Still, they are not paying me the salary, I filed a labour complaint.
Currently, my financial situation is getting worse. I would like to ask only one thing: how long is the process of a labour dispute under this salary delay case?

Nov 15, 2017
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Compensation for expenses incurred while waiting for settlement completion
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Q: Dear lawyer,
I have been waiting for my final settlement for nearly 4 months. My visa has already expired but I am still staying in Dubai as the employer said that the overstay fine will be paid by them.
My question is, can I ask the employer for compensation against my expenses incurred throughout my waiting period until settlement completion?

Jan 4, 2021
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Right of the employee to sue the employer for delayed salary
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Q: Dear Sir,
Good day.
I would like to ask regarding my delayed salary. It is running for 3 months this May 2021.
My employer and her family are saying that they are waiting for money from their client who is in the contracting business.

May 5, 2021
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Terminating an employment contract due to salary delay for about a year
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Q: Hello,
I want to know the legal procedures to file a case against my employer due to not paying my salary from July 2020 till date. The last salary that I've received was in June 2020.
I am still working and doing my duties for the company, but I can not wait anymore and I want to take legal action against my employer and terminate my contract.
My visa shall expire by end of September 2021 and I would like to sort out this issue before the expiry of my visa to avoid being illegally overstaying.
How can I start the process?
And please clarify to me my rights in such a situation and my benefits for requesting to terminate my contract due to this salary delay.
Thanks!

Jul 15, 2021
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إفلاس الشركة وتحصيل المستحقات العمالية من شركة أخرى لنفس المالك


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س: السلام عليكم،
أعمل في العلاقات العامة في شركة لأكثر من 15 عامًا. في نفس الوقت أعمل لشركة أخرى بموجب وكالة قانونية لنفس المالك. الشركة التي حصلت على تصريح العمل منها أعلنت الإفلاس.
هل أستطيع الحصول على رواتبي المتأخرة (8 أشهر) ومكافأة نهاية الخدمة من الشركة الأخرى؟
علمًا بأنها شركة ذات مسؤولية محدودة.



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Does any labor lawyer accept payment after the case is finished?

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Q: Does any labor lawyer accept payment after the case is finished here?


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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.
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Laws & Regulations
2 available 2 • 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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Federal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2021 On the Regulation of Labor Relations 34
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On my MoU, it has a clause that “the buyer has a right to cancel/negotiate if the bank valuation is not the same as MoU.” I tried to negotiate, however, we didn't agree on the price so I asked to cancel.
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