Q: Does my employer have the right to hold my cancellation paper and passport after they cancelled my visa? As per my employer, I need to hand over the works properly and get the signature of my project manager. I already handed over all work to my colleagues and they already signed also, but the project manager won't sign it for no reason. My visa was cancelled already last May 21, 2018. Please help. Should I file a complaint against them?

Q: My employer is refusing to give me passport back after visa cancellation. Which is the best to get it back, should I file a complaint in MOHRE or should I get it through court order? Which is the quickest and most effective option? Thanks

Q: I don't have my passport but labour relation office give me a paper to cancel my visa. My labour card and labour contract are already cancelled by the labour relation office. My passport is with the sponsor. So, please tell me what to do next. Should I just go to the immigration for cancellation or complain first to ask for my passport retention?

Q: Please someone help me. I'm working in one company in Dubai as a cleaner I have completed 1 and half years of 3 years visa. Now I want to switch jobs inside the UAE but the problem is if I give my resignation with a notice period of 30 days, the company will stop me from duty after 30 days but will not give me my passport for 1 or 2 months after (notice period). Everyone working in this company is facing the same problem. I don't know what to do And. Another thing is if resign and take the passport from the company. I want to leave the UAE or take a visit visa inside the UAE and search for a job. Please someone guide me.

Q: Assalamu alaikum, sir. My employer is a local Emirati and he hired me as a cashier in a grocery store. He did not give me a contract on the first day, and when he applied for a visa for me, he did not ask me. He gave me his house visa as a servant. After 5 days, he canceled my work approval, and now my status shows that it was canceled before entry. I asked for my passport, but he is not agreeing to give it to me along with the cancellation paper. Now, he is saying that I have to go back to my country. Please give me some advice on what I should do!

An interview-format article covering the topic of an employer demanding to hold an employees passport. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of LAWGICAL with LYLAW.

An interview-format article covering the topic of filing an employment court case in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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.

This Decree sets the rules and conditions for the termination of fixed-term (limited) or unlimited (not term-bound) employment contract between employer and worker in the United Arab Emirates.

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).