Q: I had been working in a company for 4 years. The salary was pending for 5 months and I have made a legal complaint against the company. After the complaint, they terminated me with immediate effect. I got another job and offer letter. After this, I have made a request for labour card cancellation. How can I cancel my visa?

Q: Dear Sir, I was working in a construction company as IT Engineer. I have Salary dispute with my company for 1 year and that company closed after 2 months from my complaint date in MOL. They opened another company in Umm Al Quwain. Court also gave the decision in my favour but I still have not received my money. On the last visit in court, they said me to type application from typing centre for Guarantee Cheque. I did it on the same day, then they said to come after 1 month, but still I dont know if I will receive my money or not. I have another job offer. Can I cancel my visa and go to another job before dispute settlement or no? Please, sir, give me a suggestion.

Q: My office is in Abu Dhabi but the company gives me a Sharjah visa because my position is required in one of our projects in Sharjah. Now, I resigned and asked for cancellation but it is almost 1 month and my visa is not cancelled yet. My new company is asking for the cancellation, what should I do to make my old company give me my cancelled visa?

Q: I want to hire a young lady, but her previous employer is holding her passport. They are requesting her to provide an entry visa from the new employer (me). An entry visa is when she exits the country, correct? She will not have to exit if she can get her passport for me to process her new resident visa, correct? Her old employer is based in Abu Dhabi and they state this is how Abu Dhabi does things. I am confused because they shouldn't be holding her passport first of all, and they shouldn't have an entry visa to release her passport. Please advise.

Q: My employer is not cancelling me. They terminated me last November and accused me of stealing which was not proven. Now, I have a new offer letter, though the salary is lesser. I informed them so they can cancel me already and she agreed as per her message. But now it’s been two weeks and she’s not replying to me anymore. I’m on a limited contract and finished 6 months probation with their company. Will there still be a labour ban? If she files an absconding case against me, what should I do?

Q: Hello Sir, I already have a visa of a packing staff. I got a new job with a better offer package. If I moved to that company, are there any legal issues?

Q: Hello Mam, I just want to seek help. I am working in a company for almost 5 years now and decided to join another company. I have already served my notice period and now when I ask them about my cancellation, they started to ignore me. Now I cannot join the new company because my previous company is holding my cancellation. Kindly advise what is the best thing to do?

Q: Hi, I have been working in the DHCC Freezone for the past 3 years and a half. The employer owes me pending salaries amounting to almost 8 months plus end of service. The employer has no intention to pay the money and is claiming that they don't have any money in the account. All the staff in the company are suffering the same fate. I have managed to secure a job with a different employer and want to change my visa to the new employer. Can I change it without signing papers stating that I have received all my dues? If not, then what is the legal procedure to change the visa? Does a court case enable the court to allow me to switch?

Three new ministerial decrees containing a new set of rules for the labour market were issued by the UAE Ministry of Labour last year and came into force on the 1st of January this year. The decrees are expected to alter the contractual relationship between employers and workers in the UAE.

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).