Q: If in any case that our system was hacked, and by mistake, a payment transfer was done and sent to a wrong bank account which is the bank account of the hacker, will the one who sent the payment be liable to pay the amount transferred to the hackers? Does the company have the right to file a case against the employee who made the mistake?

Q: Hi. I am working as an engineer. I am preparing BOQ for the project and I will forward it to my manager for verification and he will make a final quotation and send it to the customer. Unfortunately, I did a small mistake while making the BOQ in the Tender Stage Project and forwarded it to my manager for further procedure. He has not noticed also the mistake. After a couple of months, the main contractor called for a final discussion. That time we cross-checked the BOQ again and I found this mistake. I informed my manager that we missed this quantity which will increase the project cost, so we won't be able to meet their target. He shouted at me because we lost this project. I will take the necessary action. I just want to know if Article 120 is applicable to this issue. Please advise.

Q: The delivery person in charge used the forklift and made an accident (this was not his job). The material loss of this accident is around AED 10,000. If he is to be terminated for this accident, can this amount be deducted from his benefits, leave salary and gratuity?

Q: I was working in a private company in Abu Dhabi for more than 5 years under an unlimited contract. I served one month notice period as per the contract and the same is approved by management. Now, after the cancellation of my visa, the employer wants to deduct 1 month's salary from my end of service stating I did not serve 2 month notice period as per the new labor law. I signed my EOS calculations without any deductions. Can the employer deduct my 1 month's salary?

Q: Dear Questioner, In the UAE, is there a maximum amount an employer can deduct from an employee's severance pay due to damage/negligence?

س: السلام عليكم، أنهت الشركة خدمتي. عند التفاوض على المستحقات، خصمت الشركة ٢٥٠٠ درهم من المستحقات بحجة خصم منتجات تالفة. أنا غير مسؤول عن استلام أي منتجات. هل هذا قانوني؟

Q: My brother has been working for a company for 11 years. In the last 3 weeks, he had an incident/accident and scratched a plane since he only had 1 person to assist him as the company was not hiring enough people. Senior staff like him are working more to train inexperienced new hires which adds to their workload working almost 12 hours/day including travel to DWC. The pilot said it was aesthetic and could be painted over but a police investigation ensued. Last week 3 managers and HR talked him down as the investigation concluded. He was terminated immediately with only this month's pay and his 11-year gratuity will not be given by the company. It was not gross negligence or malicious intent, he just didn’t have enough people to help him. He owned up to the mistake and reported the incident within 24 hours. Can he fight for the gratuity?

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 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).