Q: I got a job offer from Etihad group of companies, but in Dubai, it does not exist and its contact number is not responding. https://www.etihadgroupofcompanies.com/

Q: I am offered as a Library Supervisor by an international school. For the visa process, they asked for money (INR 98,745). And there is no country's seal. How do I handle?

Q: Hi Anitha, I am unsure if your advice is free, if not please ignore my request. I am in South Africa at the moment and applied for a Legal Advisory job. I received an offer from an LLC without an interview, and the offer letter also does not contain the landline number 9714...; instead, it is 9715... The first offer mail was sent from a Gmail account. I questioned this with the company by sending them a mail to the address on their website being [-----.com] and asked if the offer was legitimate. I then received a response from this e-mail that they are awaiting my signed offer. How will I know now if the offer is legitimate?

Q: Hello, I have received an offer from a hospital in Abu Dhabi. Their message is: Attention: Appropriate Expatriate, With reference to your Resume posted on [........], we are pleased to inform you that your resume matches our requirements and has been shortlisted for an interview at [........]. Presently, we have a mandate to commence expansion on our numerous projects, we urge you to answer the questions below and forward your most current CV/Resume to our HR Department for further screening and consideration for employment. Best Regards, Dr. M.S. I am a dentist from Albania (East Europe) working as a cosmetic dentist in Turkey. Please can you consider my question, is it fake or not?

Q: I am a health professional in Canada. Years back, I posted my CV to work in the middle east on a job site in the gulf. Last week, I got 3 emails claiming from a general hospital in Abu Dhabi, a hospital Dubai and another medicare hospital in Dubai for online recruitment. they showed interest in my CV. All emails were from free accounts (gmail.com address). I chose then to forward an email to the concerned HR department of the concerned hospitals. I forwarded one email to the official email of one of the hospitals (as given on the hospital site). They replied and said, yes, the email is legitimate and you can apply with confidence. Now I got an offer letter from Dubai hospital with handsome salary offer but from a Gmail address. They're asking me to start position in one month only and asking to contact a travel agency based in Dubai. Is it a scam or true? I have forwarded the email to the HR department of the hospital to determine authenticity.

س: السلام عليكم. هل يعقل أن يرسل عقد عمل بدون إجراء مقابلة ولو عبر الاتصال بين الطرفين؟ وما حقيقة أن يتولى طرف ثالث إجراءات الفيزا (التأشيرة) وطلب مبلغ مالي مقدماً؟ أفيدونا جزاكم الله خيرا

Q: Dear Lawyer, I worked in Dubai as a materials coordinator in the Jebel Ali Freezone in an oil company for four years. During my work period, I applied for a Polish work permit through an immigration consultant situated in Deira Dubai. I paid my hard-earned money, DHS 3500, for them on April 2021. They promised me to hand over the Polish work permit within 6 months. Now one year has already been completed. They cheated on me for my hard-earned money. I kindly request from all of you to take necessary actions against this fraudulent immigration company before they cheat innocent people like us. As an innocent person, I kindly request you to force this fraud immigration consultant to hand over my hard-earned money. I am waiting for your valuable response to this very sensitive case. Thanks & Regards,

Q: Dear sir/madam, Filing a case against recruitment agency because of giving us false hope and information and getting money from us.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I have received an offer from a hospital in Dubai. The work permit and visa processing have been assigned to an agency that is demanding 1480/USD from me. What to do?

Q: Hi there I would like to ask. I got a job offer from this company Alsamira Construction & Petroleum LLC Company (https://alsamira.com). They also sent me the JOB REFERENCE NUMBER. They want me to pay for the visa work permit but in the offer letter, it says that it's a free flight and visa. EXPENSES: It is understood that the employee will incur expenses to get his/her valid UAE Residence/Work Permit while the Alsamira Construction & Petroleum LLC. The company (Alsamira Group) shall make the required arrangements for the employee’s free flight ticket and visa and reimburse the employee for any other moving expenses after he/she presents an expense report and itemized account of expenditures, pursuant to Alsamira Construction & Petroleum LLC Company (Alsamira Group) and will be reimbursed not later than Five (5) working days after submission of the employee’s expenses, reports and receipts. Can you please give me some advice on what to do?

Further to my article Scam Alert: Fake UAE Job Offers, I believe the scam artists have read the same. Yes, I call them the artists as it is an art to fool people. They have paid attention to every aspect of my article and now have come up with an innovative way to scam the job seekers. Therefore, my revised strategy in this article.

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 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 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).