Q: Hi. My wife left the UAE without informing her company, so it means she is absconding. She doesn't have any debts with the banks or whatsoever. Now, the problem is that my wife is scheduled to go to another country and her company is threatening her that they will file a complaint and block her from going to another country. Is it possible to block her plans even though she’s out of the UAE already? Thank you.

Q: An employee (driver) in my company failed to report to work on the agreed date after his leave days, then the director had to hire a driver for two days. The employee never reported to work until now but the company had to pay to his account salary for two months. Now, the driver went to a lawyer and they are requesting severance fee, illegal termination fee and salary in lieu of notice. How is all this possible and yet the employee was not fired and he never called back? Kindly help

Q: Dear Sir, I worked in the UAE from 2009 until the middle of 2011. My company terminated me but they did not pay me the indemnity and the salary for the notice period. I wanted to leave the country that I could not stay there long without employment. Finally, I left without getting the dues and also without cancelling the residence. I filed a case at DIFC after I left the country and DIFC court made a verdict in my favour to pay AED 50000/-. However, the company filed an absconding case and as well another fake police case that I picked up some of the company files against me. I came to know about these cases when I checked with the authorities through another source later when I was planning to come to Dubai for another employment. Please note now it has been 7 years since I left the country, and I would like to know whether any of this cases may be still valid. And how can I clear myself out from this fabricated case? I would be grateful for your valuable advice. Thank you.

Q: An employee signs no due undertaking letter and the company cancels her visa because of not coming to the office more than 10 days. After cancelling her visa, the employee stays inside the country with an overstay fine. What steps can the company take against that candidate?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I am an employer. How can I file a complaint with ICP against a person who has not left the country after their visa was canceled and the grace period has ended?

An interview-format article covering the topic of the travel ban and reasons leading to it in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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