Q: Hi, I went to vacation, I am not going to come back due to personal reasons. Is it possible to put immigration ban, even if I am out of the country?

Q: I worked in UAE for 2 years and 3 months, I've already taken my free vacation after my 2 yrs contract and I returned to work, but suddenly, some emergency happened at home, so I need to take emergency leave and go back home. But the problem is, after my emergency leave, I was unable to return to work. I want to know if I have been blacklisted because of that?

Q: I was with a company in Dubai for 22 days, due to a family emergency I left home and paid compensation as in the work contract (45 days salary was the compensation). After 6 months of exit, I started requesting the company to cancel my visa and Emirates ID, but they are ignoring it. They want me not to come to the UAE again. Can you guide me on this?

Q: Hi, We have an employee who has taken half a million and fled the country. We have cancelled his visa (out of the country) and now awaiting his signature on the EOSB calculation to transfer to his bank (as per the salary transfer letter). The employee has reverted stating that he will not sign it since he wants the EOSB sent to his account back home. He says he will go for a legal action against the company, in case we transfer the funds and the bank is constantly following up for the funds. What can we do? Do we have to wait for the consent? Will we be legally challenged in case we transfer the fund to his bank account without his consent?

Q: Hi My employee is in the central jail in a case, and I cancelled his labour contract but not immigration, but in the labour contract cancellation application written a note to cancel the visa from immigration in 30 days. My employee in the police custody I don't know when the police will release him. Now, what shall I do if I do not cancel his visa because I only cancelled his labour card for the WPS cancelation? Give me some advice.

Q: Hi, We have a previous employee who was terminated last February, and he received his final settlement and his visa expired in April. Then our previous manager renewed his visa in May for some personal agreement. He didn't report to work from May to July, and by the end of July, he filed a case while the previous manager was outside the country. He is asking for 3 months' salary & 3 months' arbitrary compensation. What can our company do?

Q: Hi, Good evening. One of my friends cancelled her visa from the company. Now, she's in her home country for more than a year and planning to come back. But the issue is when her cousin applied for a visit visa, the agency said her previous company didn't cancel her. Can you please suggest? Thank you.

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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