Q: Hi there, I am new in Dubai and recently got a job. I started last September 15, 2019. The company itself is great but my immediate supervisor has been very difficult. He loves pointing mistakes, which he said so himself. He would make you feel unworthy to the point of breaking your spirit. I think I'm going to cry again. I want to leave but I am scared they will put a ban on my passport and make me pay penalties. My visa is in the process now. I completed my medical last September 6. What should I do? PLEASE HELP!

Q: I resigned during the probation period. My employment visa was not stamped on my passport, I did no medical and didn't receive Emirates ID. Then, when I tried to get UAE tourist visa, the agency told me that I'm blacklisted and my visa rejected. My contract before was an unlimited contract.

Q: I recently ended up my contract with my employer because of a medical grounds. Actually, we don't have medical insurance, we are working 17 hours and I am not getting any assistance from the company. After submitting my resignation letter, my employer accepted it but requested me to leave the country then only after he will proceed with the cancellation. He finally agreed after a long period of negotiation. Now, the employment visa is cancelled and he forwarded me the residence cancellation where it's clearly mentioned that I have until 08 December grace period. I asked him to give me back my passport which he is keeping it since I started working for the company and he refused, saying that only on the 19th Jan in reference to my flight date which is 20th of January. In between, I received an offer with three times the salary I used to get and a lot of benefits including health insurance. As per the labour law, does he have the right to keep hold of my passport even after cancellation of my employment visa?

Q: Hello. Good morning, I want my advice. I'm a foreigner, and I agreed to come to Dubai to get a job, and the company that hired me sent me a job offer. But the truth is that I do not want to work in that company, and I want to return to my country. Will I have legal consequences or be detained at the airport if I want to leave? I haven't signed the job offer yet. Thank you.

Q: Hi there, I would really appreciate it if somebody can give legal advice. I am still on the probationary period, one month to be exact and the entry visa will expire on Oct 28. My employer did not process it yet, and we haven't done with the medical and no Emirates ID yet. I'm planning to resign from this company and return to my home country because I'm not comfortable and we always have a delayed salary and too much deduction. The question is, can I resign without paying any compensation to our employer or to the company? Thanks, I.

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.

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