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3 available 3 • View allClaiming unpaid salaries and entitlements for arbitrary termination
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Q: Labor Case
I have not been paid 4+ months in salaries of 40,500. I have served in the company 5.8+ years to date. I am due to pending salaries, leave salaries for 51 days, gratuity and a personal balance of 54,000.
My present company has been sold to another company and I have been requested to continue my job at a lower salary and demoted from my current position of General Manager which are terms of arbitrary termination.
I have refused to sign stating I will not do so until my pending salaries and dues are settled. They have not terminated me nor have I resigned from my current position as I believe they are not legally authorized too.
They have not transferred the TL to their names yet. However, they are sitting in our office and making transactions on behalf of the company and operating the bank accounts.
The previous owner is unreachable both by email and phone.
As per the above, what are my options to claim?

Jan 9, 2019
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Can I accept a new job offer if I have pending labour case and expired visa?
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Q: Dear Sir,
Hope you will be in the state of good health and doing fine.
My owner absconded in 2015 but my visa expired in June 2016. I filed a case before he absconded and Labor office transferred the case to court where the worthy orders of the court to do execution and pay my dues and that execution is still in process.
Labor approved me to work as part-time. Now I have a new job offer from another company and want to cancel the visa that has already been expired for one and half year.
Will I have fine or some other obstacles while cancelling my visa in order to join the new company?
Regards

Nov 15, 2017
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Cancellation of a visa while having pending labour case
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Q: Can I request my employer to cancel my visa even if I have a pending case? They filed a case against me (breach of contract).

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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.
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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 Decision No. (31) of 2018 Concerning Developing a New Employment System Under Part-Time Contracts 4
The Decision establishes a new employment system in the UAE allowing employers to recruit employees classified as skilled workers level 1 and 2 for a part-time job. Under this decision, skilled employees who are already employed elsewhere, can work with more than one employer under a part-time contract without the permission of any employer.
Jan 21, 2018
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Federal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2021 On the Regulation of Labor Relations 34
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).
Sep 20, 2021
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I would like to ask for advice.
The company has terminated me last June 30, 2019. My work is a visual merchandiser and we have 16 stores across the UAE which I need to visit all in one month.
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