Q: I have won a labour court case against my employer, however, it's over 6 months now and I am still unpaid. My previous employer changed his license and also the office, but his office is at the same location. However, he has refused to pay. I have the court order and execution, and I also have a court order to go to the Ministry of Human Resources instructing them or the bank to facilitate payment. I would like to receive my payment within the shortest time. I am willing to pay 3000 only after successfully receiving my money. Anyone can help me with this, kindly contact me.

Q: I have got a labour case judgement favourable to me. I have filed execution and published in the newspaper. The employers are one Emirati and one Jordanian. They are not responding to the execution procedure. The local employer has personal properties, bank account...etc. Is it possible to file attachment for their personal properties? What has to be done to issue an arrest warrant and a travel ban?

Q: A labour case was ruled in my favour and I received the judgement at the end of 2016. The judgement progressed to execution and not One Dirham has been paid by my ex-employer to date. We have spent the last year searching assets in all banks, combined with real estate, RTA etc. and all have come back with no assets. An attachment was made on the office assets, shortly after the Rental Dispute Committee issued a Judgement awarding the office assets to the Landlord. Finally, we located a valid Bank Guarantee held with a Government Authority. But the entity is not cooperating. As per Federal Law No. 8 for 1980 On Regulation of Labour Relations, Article 4 gives priority over all assets. However, in this scenario, Federal Labour Law, Dubai Real Estate Laws and further laws are all overlapping and conflicting. My query is, is there a document or law that states which law has priority over another to help resolve the issues I am facing with the judgement execution?

Q: I would like to know how much time it takes to resolve a labour case in Dubai court. Is it really taking more time due to COVID-19? I had registered a labour case in April 2020 in Dubai and it is still going on.

Q: I have received a judgement in my favor in a case against my previous employer (LLC). Now it is in the execution stage. The particular division of the company where I have worked is not active. There are no assets or funds. They have made a person the manager and shifted him to India so arresting the manager is also not possible. The owner of the company has other active companies. They are not at all willing to pay anything. Most of my colleagues are also waiting in the execution stage. It has been more than 3 years now. Is there any solution to recover the rightful amount from the owner? Thank you in advance!

Q: My labor execution case number is [----]. Al Adheed center informed me to get back after 21 days. More than 21 days passed but I was informed to wait till June 01. Still in process. I need to know how long it will take to get my settlement from the company. Kindly advise me.

Q: Hello, The employer has filed a labor appeal on the amount of 160k. Online status shows that the application has been accepted and is ready to be completed. What does that mean?

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.

The law promulgates UAE Civil Procedures Code (Civil Procedure Law) which governs civil procedures in the United Arab Emirates, including the prosecution before the courts, litigation and execution.

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).