Q: A Filipino expat has a company visa with designation "Office Clerk" with a salary of 2,500AED which is expiring in August. The company owner has run away from the UAE so the court will have to cancel this visa. Apparently, there will be an automatic labour ban for 1 year. I want to hire the person in my own company in Dubai. Is there any way to lift this labour ban?

Q: Can I request my employer to cancel my visa even if I have a pending case? They filed a case against me (breach of contract).

Q: My employer is no longer available in the UAE and also not contactable, and I want to cancel my labour card. The MOHRE told me to get a paper from Dubai Courts and then we will cancel your labour card. Is it possible to get the paper from Dubai Courts? My company closed four years ago and they sent us to our country, but after they did not cancel my labour card.

Q: Hello, I am Ali and recently my residency has expired. I want to leave the UAE but the company's license has expired too. They also didn't pay for (E channel registration). Can I cancel my visa with the current company situation? Can I do the cancellation by my self without the PRO? Please, advise. Thank you

Q: Good day! I have signed my visa cancellation. After 3 days of follow-up, the PRO told me that they're unable to do the cancellation process due to cases filed against the company. Is this true?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My company license expired three days ago, and I need to cancel my free zone visa. How can I cancel my visa now?

Q: Dear Lawyers, I am a free zone employee who resigned from the company. The company went bust and cannot cancel my visa. I raised a dispute with the Free Zone Authority, which was then transferred to MOHRE, and now I have to approach Al Adheed. I need to cancel my visa so that I can get hired elsewhere. The Free Zone Authority advised me to submit a court letter. Is this the NOC they are requesting? My priority is not receiving my dues but rather getting my visa canceled.

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 UAE government introduced the new Unemployment Insurance Law under the Federal Decree-Law No. 13 of 2022 Concerning the Unemployment Insurance Scheme for Unemployed People. The law aims at providing a sort of financial support in case of unemployment for a brief period, probably to help employees who got terminated find another job and avoid failing in other financial obligations.

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).