Q: Which category of companies in the UAE Dubai/Abu Dhabi is required to give an offer by requiring job applicants to pay fees for visa application and health insurance and then employers state that employees will be reimbursed for those fees?

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: 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: Job Ref Number: [--------] Candidates are advised to proceed with all necessary document processing, as we look forward to reopening all working activities in UAE, once your work permit is approved we will arrange for flight ticket. Upon submitting this signed offer letter you are directed to contact most experienced United Arab Emirates Work Permit Visa expediting services [-------] for the acquisition of your Work Permit Visa Application. You must complete the new employee work permit visa application processing prior to a week mandatory Orientation/Training Exercise which is 10 days before Joining Date and if there is a need for extension of joining date, Kindly let us know. Are those legit offers or scam?

Q: Assalamu Alaikum, I have got a mail from a company and just wanted to know if its fake or not. The details are [---------] Abu Dhabi, UAE. Below is the contact information of the immigration attorney whom you are to contact immediately to obtain an Affidavit of Guarantee from an Abu Dhabi High Court. [------------]

Q: I got a call for an interview and I have attended it in one free zone located in Sharjah. After 2 days, I got a message from the company that I need to pay for the first two-year visa but later they will renew, and it was AED 7000. I replied to them that I can't afford that amount at this time, then they agreed that I pay AED 2000 first later they will deduct from my salary. I don't know what to do and how I should proceed. Is it genuine or fake?  I am confused and also it is located in the free zone. Can anyone help me with how to proceed?

Q: Sir, To apply for a work visa, it is necessary to have a MOL contract. And you can also apply for a work visa from the offer letter from the company. And how to know whether a company is real or fake?

Q: Hello, If the company is offering a fake job and takes money, how can we get the money back? And how can we take legal action against them?

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).