Q: My employer is constantly delaying the payment of salary. I don't want to spoil the relationship with him, but I want to know if his actions are legal and if he could pay the parts of salary throughout the whole month. Salary in our company is paid by cash only. As I don't have a copy of the employment contract, I can't say whether anything is written concerning the terms of salary payment or not. How can I avoid this and what are my rights?

Q: My employer is constantly delaying the salary of the employees every month sometimes he delays it for a week or two and sometimes he pays on time, can I file a complaint to make him pay on time every month because as you know everyone has loans, credit card bills, rent etc. which must be paid on time and I get a fine for bouncing cheques and late payment charges for credit card?

Q: Hello Sir, I am working in the UAE as a Telecom Engineer (but visa as an Electronic Exchanger). My company has no project since Feb 2017. They asked me to go on vacation in Feb 2017, still, they didn't get any project. I came back on July 13, 2017, without informing them. Now they are not paying my salary as there is no work, so I asked them to provide NOC so I can find other jobs, and now they are asking for visa amount. WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW? Visa issue date: June 2016 (2 yrs employment visa) Please suggest me what to do.

Q: I am having a delay of my salary for 25 days in the past 3 months. Is there anything that I can do about that?

Q: Hi Sir I am working in Dubai, and my employer did not pay our salaries since last 3 months. Whenever we ask for the salaries no one from the top management has an answer in this regard. We have to pay rent, food and other livelihood liabilities every month. Our families are dependent on us, so it's very hard to survive. I am a bit confused what to do in this situation, could u please give a suggestion to get out from this situation? I don't know when he is going to pay us, this situation is with all the employees in the company. Thank you.

Q: Dear Sir/Ma'am I need advice about what procedure I can follow in my situation. For over a year I’ve been working at my company. My employer delays our salary, and when he gives it's only a partial amount, not a full month salary. He always promises he'll give the balance on the next salary, but after that again he gives partial payment like 500, sometimes 1,000. He hasn't given the salary for 2 months now, and yesterday Nov 11 2018, I asked for my balance salary from the previous month of Sept. and this month of Oct. Instead of giving me, he said I'll not give the salary because there's no money. This is my boss' drama every time we ask for the salary. Now I decided to stop work until I get paid. Any advice for me, because I don't want to continue working with his company. Thank you

Q: My wife and her colleague's claims against their employer are not given despite begging them repeatedly. There are like about 3 1/2 months of pending salary plus gratuity. They are now about to move to a new employer. How long will the process be if they finally activate a case against them? Will the process be shortened if we hire a lawyer?

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An interview-format article covering the topic of filing an employment court case in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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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).