Q: I have filed a labor case in Sharjah Court against my employer for not paying 20000 AED/6 months. I have attended almost 6 hearings until now. But, my employer didn't attend any of the hearings at court and also never replied to any notice from the court. Finally, the judge has asked me to put the legal summons in the newspaper. My questions are: 1. What will happen if he is not replying to this newspaper notice also? How am I going to get the money? 2. Some say that the court will distribute the money from your company security deposit, is this true? 3. Will he face any legal action for this case? Ex: Account ceases, travel ban (Because he seems to be like running away from the country), anything like that.

Q: What happens if the employer failed to pay the pending salaries after the adjudication deadline?

Q: I have a labour case with my company for non-payment of settlement and pending salaries. The judgement came in my favour. What is the next step after the judgement of a labour case?

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).