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3 available 3 • View allTermination for redundancy and gratuity payment via PDC
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Q: Dear Mr Hari,
I would like to ask your advice.
I have got a termination of my employment (unlimited contract) due to redundancy on September 2017 (a year ago).
Since my son is under my sponsorship & studying in a Dubai school, I have requested to not cancel the visa until it expires itself.
The company agreed to it due to the bad financial situation and inability to pay right away my "end of service" benefits.
Every 2-3 months they were paying some amounts of the annual leave & annual tickets.
My employment visa was cancelled completely in October 2018, and again due to bad financial situation the company was not able to pay the gratuity right away, so they provided the PDC.

Dec 12, 2018
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Claiming labour rights ten months after resignation

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Q: I had filed a complaint against my previous employer to whom I worked for 6 years and 7 months. They did not give me my End of Service Gratuity, Leaves and Salary which amount, in total, to 87,000 AED. They are now 10 months due from the time I resigned.
My previous employer's legal representative first said that I am not eligible for all my claims since I did not serve notice period which is not true.
I responded citing evidence and today I received a letter from them again saying that I already signed that I received all my dues. Yes, I signed the MOL cancellation, but I haven't received my money.
There is no evidence that our company transferred such amount to my account. I signed because I was told that they will not cancel my MOL and I would not be able to start with my new job.
I wish someone represents me as I feel like my previous employer's legal representative is only delaying what is due.


Feb 3, 2020
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Labour complaint for the non-payment of leave entitlements
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Q: I am M. A. from Ras al Khaimah.
My employer doesn't give my final settlement and visa cancellation more than the last 3 months I am sitting in my room.
Suppose I file a case against my employer for my total settlement of AED 24000, how much is your commission and how long will it take?
I need this urgently.

Mar 29, 2019
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1 available 1 • View allAn Overview of the New UAE Labor Law and Recent Amendments of 2024 233
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.
Apr 20, 1980
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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.
Sep 27, 2015
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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).
Sep 20, 2021
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I will be running a website (blog-post + classified ads) from home, that provides services and posting ads, and it will accept membership in some countries that speak English.
I am located in Dubai. Since it requires a free subscription, I want to ask if I am obliged to register it as business anywhere to be legal, or if I do not register, I will be asked or arrested for running this website.
The website is under maintenance at the moment, it will be broadcasting after it is completed. Some points I am really concerned with:
1- Do I need a legal registration of the website as a business? If yes, can you help me find out how? If I register in one country - let's say UAE - will it be legal in other countries e.g UK, US?
2- GDPR is really critical point that we have to consider especially for websites that collect info from visitors if required. What are the major points that we have to focus on GDPR?
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Resignation during the unpaid leave period due to COVID-19 0
I am a manager in a UAE company, I have served 2 years on an unlimited contract. I have been instructed I am on unpaid leave for a 3-month period in light of the current situation.
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المقصود بحل الشركة ذات المسؤولية المحدودة وآلية ذلك 0
السلام عليكم،
ما المقصود بحل الشركة ذات المسؤولية المحدودة؟
وكيف يتم حلها؟
ومن له الحق أن يطالب بحل الشركة؟
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What to do with a labour case which is not moving forward 0
Hi,
When a case gets transferred from MoHRE to Dubai Courts for non-payment of FNF by an employer (accumulation of salaries), what happens there at the court in terms of process, proceedings, charges, cost of hiring a lawyer...etc?
In my case, I worked with a company and left them in April 2019; I have not received my dues till date. Have followed up multiple times; got a case raised as well but they still didn’t clear the amount.
It’s been a year almost and I'm very stressed out because of this.
Please advise, what can I do?
Thanks
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