Q: My company is a group of companies, and now they want me to switch/transfer the visa with one of their companies which is under the same group. I want to inquire how my gratuity and dues will be cleared as they are saying there is no need for clearance as it is a group of companies. Please advise, how my visa can be changed or transferred without cancellation? How will the gratuity be forwarded to the transferred company? Please advise as I want to know the law, accordingly will ask my company.

Q: In regards to the UAE Labor Law and the application of End of Service Gratuity, if an individual was employed by another branch of a company before transferring to an FZE branch UAE based employment contract, would that be considered continuous employment? For example, the initial employment was in another Middle East location(s) within a European registered branch; however, all administration (HR / Management oversight) was conducted by FZE entity, after which, in acceptance of promotion, a relocation to the UAE and an FZE contract was entered.

Q: I joined the company in April 2000 and now I am leaving the company. Just to let you know that in 2009 the company had given every employee their end of service benefits and made everyone sign one paper. My question is that during that time my basic salary was less but now it has increased. As per now, it looks like the company will only pay the end of service benefits from 2009 till date. I want to know if I am eligible to get the increased differences of my basic salary from 2000 to 2009 additionally. Thank you

Q: I am under DMCC. My visa has already expired on Nov., 8. My company told me that they will transfer me to an LLC (same owner). I emailed them reminding them that aside from my gratuity, I also have a pending ticket allowance. They replied to me and sent a letter that from DMCC, I will be transferred to an LLC due to the expiry date. My employment will be continued with no changes to my end of service entitlement and annual leave. Is this letter valid? Will this letter be enough proof and assurance that at the end of my service I will get the dues from my last company (DMCC)?

Q: I was working in France for a company and got transferred to the UAE with the same company. As part of the transfer process, I resigned from my French position and signed a new local contract for the new position. My employer issued a letter mentioning the resignation and the new position benefits as well as clearly mentioning that my employment with the company is continuous (ie. my start date with the company remains the same as my start date in France). I have now resigned from my UAE position and am in the middle of my notice period. I have discussed with my account department the details of the End of Service Gratuity and found that they do not consider the French start date but the UAE start date in their calculation. The letter as well as multiple company internal procedures clearly state that when an internal transfer happens, the start date with the Group remains. As I was forced to resign from my French contract, I have not taken any compensation for the years worked. Please advise!

Q: Hello, I have been working with a free zone company for the past 4 years and as a part of rebadging, I am being transferred to another company. My current company is denying my gratuity stating that it has been transferred to the new company which I am going to join, however, my new company has clearly stated that no such agreement was made and my current company is responsible for paying my gratuity. Please let me know how can I proceed as my current company is not giving me my gratuity?

Q: How to calculate gratuity in case of internal transfer if the EoSB wasn't paid during transfer but to be paid during employee resignation?

Q: Hi, I've been working at a company with an ADGM license for 3 years, and I will leave the company because my position has become redundant. However, I was previously based in 2 different locations with the same company for a total of 6 years. Is my gratuity based on the total 9 years time I spent with the company? Or is it only the last 3 years in the UAE?

Q: I moved from the UAE to Germany under the same company after working 7 years in service in Dubai. Before I moved, I asked for my gratuity. The company refused because it seems that the gratuity is payable on termination only, not on transfer within the same company. The company asked me to sign a letter to waiver my gratuity in exchange for "years of seniority" in Germany of the same years that I served in Dubai. Did I make a mistake when I signed that letter? Is this normal? "Years of seniority" means nothing actually.

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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The provisions of this law On Evidence in Civil and Commercial Transactions (Law of Evidence) govern evidence in civil and commercial disputes 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).