Q: Hi, My company decided to sell it to a different owner, they said it's up to us if we want to stay on our job. If we choose to stay, they will cancel our visa and the new owner will process a new visa but we will pay all the expenses for processing a visa, Emirates ID and medical...etc. So I volunteered not to continue working with them. I have been with the company for 7 months. They give us a notice a month ago. Am I capable to get compensation from our previous company? Please let me know, as I'll be jobless soon. Hoping for your kind advice so I know my rights.

Q: Hi Rajasree I have worked for a company for 2 years. We have two companies with different names one in Dubai & the other one is in Sharjah. My first visa was in Dubai; after that, there was some financial problem in the Dubai company so they changed my second visa to the Sharjah company. They have given me a gratuity of 21 days of the month, but now they are telling me it is a wrong calculation (1/3 of 21 days). But this case is applicable only if I resigned from the job. I am not resigning, which means the company terminated me and changed to the Sharjah company. Kindly provide some suggestion.

Q: Respected Sir / Madam, On Mar 2014, my manager was in the process of transferring my visa to the main company. On his personal guarantee and assurance, he asked me to sign the receipt of AED 34,894/- towards my full and final settlement for the period I worked from August 2007 to March 2014. Nevertheless, he never made any payment and just assured that he'll pay the same later, saying that the company used my dues for company urgent expenses. Also between April 2014 to December 2014, and on many occasions, he requested on his personal guarantee and assurance to use my credit card for company official payments. The amount outstanding is AED 13,337/-. When I started to follow up on my dues, he simply kept dragging and assuring the payment. I begged him many times to clear my dues but he never made any attempt to pay my dues. He conned, lied and cheated me with my hard earned money, along with the employer. The company is closed now and we both are working in different companies. Please advise regarding the legal options to get my dues from him. Regards, Vinod

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.

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).