Q: Hello A DIFC based company I work for hasn't paid 5 months worth of salary, plus business travel expenses. The total so far is around AED 700K. In addition, if I leave the company, there will be the gratuity and pay-in-lieu of unused vacation. The company is offering me post-dated cheques (cheques are in the name of the company, the signer is the group president and one of the shareholders). I am trying to get cheques above AED 200K (because if the cheques bounce it is a criminal charge, right?) 1- What are the consequences for the company and the owner if the cheques bounce? Will the signer face prison and travel ban? 2- How do I raise a complaint about the bounced cheques? Which police department or government authority I need to go to? 3- If the signer says the company doesn't have money to cover the cheque, because the company is not generating revenue or has many assets, then what happens? does he get away with it? Or goes to prison and faces a travel ban? Much appreciated Rick

Q: Hi I have logged a complaint against my employer yesterday because he refuses to pay my end of service benefits + 2.5 months' salary, neither is he willing to give me any post-dated cheques. After 48 hours, the legal team from the labour office will call us. I served my notice period with my last day being 6th Oct 2018. My question is, I have a new job and my joining date was supposed to be 7th Oct, now without cancellation, how do I go about my new job? My passport and ID are with my present employer.

Q: I work for a company in IMPZ Dubai. I resigned on June 23 & my last working day was on July 22, 2018. My employer has not paid 2 months' salary & gratuity till date. The company forcefully asked me to sign the cancellation paper and my visa got cancelled on  August 16. I have an email from the vice president of the company dated August 24 confirming that my settlements will be paid soon, and they mentioned in my settlement calculation that my dues will be paid upon visa cancellation, as this is their company policy. Few other employees have left the company recently & the management followed the same process. i.e. visa cancellation first and then settlement of dues. Kindly advise, how can I get my rights?

Q: I have worked in a contracting company for 2 years as a supervisor. During the pandemic, the company faced problems with payment and projects. That time, my visa also expired and I told them that I will not renew it because I need to get back to my home country. Meanwhile, the company is facing some financial issues and they assured me they will clear my dues later and I agreed to get post-dated cheques. I have 4 cash cheques dated 28.10.2020, 28.11.2020, 28.12.2020, and 28.01.2021 which all are cash cheques but unfortunately, still one single cheque didn't pass because of insufficient funds in an account. I have been asking my boss politely for paying for the past 8 months. In the beginning, he behaved normally and asked me some more time but now he is telling me that because of me, some projects got problems and he didn't get payments. Now I am in India and I have some medical issues for which treatment is going on. Presently I can't come to the UAE to fight with him. Is there any way to get my money back? Please help me to get my money back. Thank you!

Q: I am an employer and I terminated the services of one of my employees before the end of the probation period. He refused to sign the clearance letter of all dues and asked for 2 months' notice pay and other benefits which he is not entitled to in the probation period. What can I do now to cancel his visa? The company is in DIFC, Dubai.

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).