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3 available 3 • View allReducing salary and leave encashment upon resignation due to COVID-19
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Q: I worked in an LLC company for 1 year and 4 months. After completing one year, I haven’t taken any leave or encashment of my 30 days leave with full pay.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, my employer reduced the salary without my approval, no contract was signed. There is no COVID impact in the client's place where I am working. They did not reduce my contract with my company while the employer still reduces it for 6 months.
I have resigned now. My employer dictates the amount on the final settlement. Indirectly, his saying is if you don’t take any leave, I will pay the full amount of your leaves and if you left the company, I will pay only basic salary.
Without a sign of approval, he reduced my salary.
Kindly advise me!

Nov 29, 2020
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Cancelling visa and claiming gratuity after forced COVID-19 leave
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Q: Good afternoon.
I am working in a nursery but since March we were forced to leave until September, and until now, we haven't heard anything about reopening the nursery.
We signed a formal forced leave without date until September. Now it's December and we have not received any assistance from them. I wanted to go back to my country but they said I need to pay them.
I want to take my gratuity and I was working with them for more than 5 years. This is my second 2 years contract with them. My contract will be over in October 2021.
But I need to work for my family especially now in the COVID-19 situation. I need to have a new stable income.
Please enlighten me what to do.

Dec 9, 2020
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Obligating an employee to accept unpaid leave and his resignation upon refusal
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Q: I've been working in a company in JLT under a limited contract for a year and a half. Due to the current pandemic, I was asked to sign a letter stating that I am going on unpaid leave for 5 months which I did not sign.
I did explain via emails that I can not accept to live without any income for 5 months. I said that I accept salary deductions. I did not hear from them except that they are waiting for my signature for unpaid leave.
I will most probably have to leave Dubai because I can not afford anymore to live here. What are my rights in this case? Can I resign because I haven't received a salary last month? Am I entitled to any end of service benefits in this case?
Am I obligated to pay any penalty because I am resigning under a limited contract? What can I do if I don't hear from them by the end of this month or if I don't receive anything at the end of the month?
Thank you!

May 7, 2020
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This article discusses the Ministerial Resolution No. (279) of 2020 Regarding Employment Stability in the Private Sector during the Period of Application of Precautionary Measures to Curb the Spread of the Novel Coronavirus Issued by the Minister of Human Resources and Emiratization in Abu Dhabi on 26/3/2020.
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An interview-format article covering the topic of employment issues and laws during COVID-19 in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.
Mar 8, 2021
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As the world is currently experiencing a major lockdown and suspension of almost all commercial and civil operations, the question arises in the novelty of Coronavirus outbreak on how serious it is to be dealt with as a Force Majeure.
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Laws & Regulations
2 available 2 • 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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View allإلزام مُدَّعى عليه واحد فقط من مجموعة بسداد المبلغ المستحق 0
في دعوى مدني كلي، المطالبة بإلزام المُدَّعَى عليهم، عدد 12 شخصًا، بسداد مبلغ وقدره (.....) (بالتضامن والتكافل).
صدر منطوق الحكم "بإلزام المُدَّعَى عليه بسداد مبلغ وقدره (.....) والفائدة القانونية (......) وأتعاب المحاماة (......)".
السؤال هنا عن إمكانية تحديد المبلغ المترصّد على مُدّعَى عليه واحد فقط؟ وكيف؟
Apr 8, 2021
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Landlord's right to ask the tenant for overstay if he terminates tenancy without notice 0
Dear Mr Malalla,
I would like to get your opinion on an incident that I am going through at the moment with my previous landlord.
After staying in the same apartment for 4 yrs as a tenant, on 8/2/21, only a week before the renewal term (15/2/21) and after having a written agreement on a mutually agreed condition as well as sending us the contract, our landlord declared to us that he changed his mind and would apply the old contractual terms.
After having back and forth emails with our landlord's agency, on 23/2/21 we received the final email about his decision from the agency. As I did not want to stay in his place, we moved out on 6/3/21.
On 14/3/21, we received a quotation from the agency in regards to maintenance, which we mutually accepted on 15/03/21.
2 days ago, when I was waiting for my security deposit, I received a final calculation from the agency charging me the period between 15/2 to 5/3 as overstay. We reminded him many times of the rules and regulations but he does not care.
Apr 7, 2021
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عمل الموظف أثناء إجازته من تلقاء نفسه ومطالبة صاحب العمل بالأجر 0
ما الإجراء القانوني مع موظف تقدَّم باستقالته عن طريق البريد الإلكتروني ووضع جميع الموظفين وأصحاب العمل بالبريد الإلكتروني، وبعد يومين، تقدم بشكوى عمالية ضد المنشأة يطالب براتب شهر عن عمله من المنزل أثناء إجازته السنوية المدفوعة بالكامل بالفعل؟
لم يطلب منه مديره المباشر أو أصحاب العمل أن يعمل أثناء إجازته لا شفهيًا ولا كتابيًا مع العلم أن عقده غير مُحدد المدة ويعمل منذ ٣ سنوات ونصف.
هل يجوز أن يُكمل شهر الإنذار بعد تقدمه بشكوى عمالية؟
Aug 9, 2020
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Steps to get the settlement amount from developer after cancelling a property 0
Dear Sir
I have cancelled the purchase of a property in Dubai and the developer has agreed with my decision. The developer committed in writing to refund the agreed settlement amount “within 90 days “.
I have kept consistent follow-up records and everything in writing between the developer and me. However, 1 week before the 90 days expiry period (due to my constant and persistent follow up in writing) the developer has stated it will take another 90 days for them to refund me the monies, sighting COVID-19 as “ the “ reason.
Am I able to enforce the email agreement between the developer and me to recover the agreed settlement within the 90 days and latest at the 90-day deadline?
I look forward to hearing from you, I would also be pleased to engage on the tel with you if you feel this would be more useful. I currently reside in Kenya.
Thanks.
Regards,
S.
Aug 9, 2020
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اختصاص المحكمة في حالة وجود المدعي خارج البلاد 0
هل يجوز لمحاكم الإمارات الحكم بنفقة أطفال انتهت إقامتهم في الدولة قبل تاريخ رفع دعوى النفقات وبناء على إقامتهم مع الأم خارج الدولة؟
ألا يعتبر ذلك تعديًا على الاختصاص المكاني للمحكمة والأصل رفض الدعوى وإرجاعها إلى المحاكم المختصة في دولة إقامة الأطفال؟
شكرًا مسبقًا للرد!
Aug 10, 2020
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