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6 available 6 • View allClaiming labour entitlements from absconding employer

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Q: Dears,
I have an ongoing case in the labour court for delayed salary & deduction amounting to AED 195K & expecting judgement from the court of first instance in Nov 2nd week.
The issue is that our owner is already absconding & he has liquidated company assets but we still have incoming customer payments till mid of Dec which can cover my claim amount.
But the problem is in execution, by the time execution file is opened (30 days appeal +15 days notification), they will take all money & even with a favourable verdict, I wouldn't be getting anything since they are planning to close the company.
Can you please guide what can be done in this situation (any possibility of immediate account freeze before/upon judgement by a request to court...etc)?


Oct 28, 2018
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Failure to pay a labour judgement amount after the notification
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Q: What happens if the employer failed to pay the pending salaries after the adjudication deadline?

Jun 20, 2019
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Filing a case against an employer because of payout reduction
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Q: The company I work for was sold at a loss. The employer is saying that the employees need to accept a reduction in their payouts to share the burden.
The employer is not based in the UAE. If I go to court and win, what can I do to ensure that the employer will pay if he is not based in the UAE and he says that he does not have money to pay?

Mar 7, 2020
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Registering an execution case after winning a payment order

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Q: I need to register an execution case since I won a payment order (Amr Ada) Case.
A) Is there a special format to use when registering the execution case file? or can I type in my words in the online process for smart case registration?
B) What is the cost of the execution for the Amr Ada case? I need to claim that amount as part of my total, but I don't know how much this will cost me? Is it a fixed cost or is it a percentage of the executed amount?
C) The honorable court had earlier decided to give me a fee postponement of Amr Ada court fees since I am 80 years old. Then the respondent lost the Amr Ada lawsuit and he will have to pay the court fees.
Will I have to pay for the execution case filing? Or the letter I got for court fee postponement will apply to the execution case as well?
Thank you!


Oct 21, 2020
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How to follow up with labour execution if the employer remained unresponsive?


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Q: The employer remained unresponsive after serving the court execution timeline.
What are the options or measures that I can do at this point?



May 26, 2021
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How can an employee execute a labor case judgment?
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Q: Hi,
My ex-employer (DMCC company) refused to pay my salary and end of service which led to me file a court case against them. I won the case in the 1st court and appeals court which led me to go ahead with the execution.
I have managed to get their trade license blocked however they are still functioning.
As they do not have a name board, I was told by Al Adheed that I cannot put the request to the court to seal their office.
Finally, I went ahead with the manager arrest request, which got rejected. I’m not sure why this happened as I won the case!
Could you kindly let me know what I can do from here?

Aug 13, 2021
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1 available 1 • View allAn Overview of the New UAE Labor Law and Recent Amendments of 2024 233
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.
Sep 10, 2024
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Laws & Regulations
3 available 3 • View allFederal Law No. (11) of 1992 Concerning Issuance of the Civil Procedures Code 42
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.
Feb 24, 1992
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Federal Law No. (8) of 1980 Concerning the Regulation of Labor Relations 53
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.
Apr 20, 1980
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Federal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2021 On the Regulation of Labor Relations 34
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).
Sep 20, 2021
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