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7 available 7 • View allReducing your salary is considered as forced resignation
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Q: Hello,
My company reduced my salary and made me sign a letter but have not issued a new contract despite several requests. My salary was reduced from AED 17,000 to AED 10,500.
I have now resigned and gave them a one-month notice but they are asking me to pay 45 days salary to them because I am on a limited contract.
What are my options, please?

Jul 3, 2019
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Shortfall of salary and non-payment of settlement upon resignation
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Q: Hi
I was working with a company for last 3.10 years. In 2018 and because of the financial problems, the company was struggling to pay salaries to the employees and most of the employees got terminated or resigned.
I also started searching for a new job as I was getting half of my salary for 6 months. Fortunately, I got a new job and the company asked me to join immediately.
I requested my current company to cancel my visa as soon as possible and they agreed. I cancelled my family visa and they ask me to sign the cancellation paper and the settlement will be processed within 2 weeks.
Because of the urgency, I signed the paper by believing the company. But now they are not paying the amount and simply avoiding me with some excuses.
I was struggling with my family for 6 months with half a salary and now they cheated me also.
Please advise me, what do I need to do with this?

Feb 26, 2019
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The right legal action for claiming salary shortfalls
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Q: For the last 2 years, I worked for a contracting firm.
My salary was AED 8000/month but usually, my employer used to give me 2-3k monthly or sometimes less than this. The salary transaction is easily reflect-able on my salary statement.
I filed a case in the labour court against my employer for my visa cancellation and due salary payment 3 days ago, but he is not in the mood of settlement.
What action should I take against him?

Aug 30, 2018
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Claiming fees from ex-employer for extra work requested after leaving
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Q: Hi,
I used to work for a company under DMCC and my last day was on Dec 31, 2019. I signed my EOS one week before the said date as I had to leave the country.
Then they asked me to continue working with them till the end of Feb 2020 remotely from the USA as they didn't find a replacement for me and I agreed as a favour to help them (I have emails as proof).
When I asked them for a contract they told me it's fine we will continue with the same contract and pay you when your manager approves of your working hours and my manager approved all my work hours (I have emails as proof).
Now the company is experiencing a financial problem and didn't pay me the last one week of Dec 2019 + January and Feb 2020, they keep asking me to wait until they got some money and pay me.
Till now, I still have good relations with them, but the problem I feel the company will not recover as most of the employees including my manager filed cases and resigned because the company is not paying them.

Jun 28, 2020
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What to do if the company deducts your salary without your consent?
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Q: Good morning Madam,
I am a field service engineer working in a private company. My company deducted 40% of my salary for 8 months from Feb 2021 until now without getting any consent from me legally.
I complained to MOHRE more than 3 times for 8 months & dispute settlement is delayed by my company.
MOHRE is also trying their best to resolve but it is delayed by the company and my visa is getting over by the end of next month. My company wants to take this to court.
Please advise & give your valuable suggestions.

Sep 28, 2021
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Can I claim unpaid salary from previous contract?
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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
My complete salary for my previous contract from 2019-2021 is not paid.
In 2021, the contract was renewed and I was paid in full.
Can I claim the unpaid salary from 2019-2021?

Jun 10, 2023
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Can the employer ask me to apply salary reductions for the team I am managing?

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Q: My employer is pushing me hard to review the salary structure of my team and give him the percentage of reduction for each individual member and share it with the finance department.
I am not HR, not the hiring manager, given that the company is going through financial hardship.
Why is he pushing me to do it instead of him doing it as part of his authority?
Is there any difference legally?
Is he seeking implied consent?


Oct 26, 2023
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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.
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Ministerial Decree No. (765) of 2015 On Rules and Conditions for the Termination of Employment Relations 8
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.
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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).
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