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Q: My Ex-boss gave me a General POA. He personally owes me AED 300,000 and 12 months of salary as well. One fine day he left the country.
I had to file a labour case to get my visa cancelled. Later, the boss told me to take one of his cars (in his personal name) and transfer it to my name and adjust the value of it (AED 25,000) to his personal loan that he owes me.
Now, I won my labour case against him and the execution is in process. He has filed a criminal case against me claiming I took the car without his consent.
He is doing this through a lawyer as he is not in the country for a year. Will this criminal case affect me? How can I prove my innocence?

Dec 15, 2018
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Q: I was working in a company for around 3.5 years in Dubai in the position of Estimation Engineer. On 22-01-2019, I submitted my resignation to the company with one month period till 21-02-2019.
On 12-02-2019, the company didn't allow me to enter the office to work and they told me the company will cancel my visa and settle my outstanding within 2 days.
However, in between, I have sent an email to the company twice and called the HR but they didn't respond and they are not giving me my passport.
I have filed a labour case against the company due to not cancelling my visa and I have got the date of 7th April 19 for the labour court case.
Subsequently, the company has filed a criminal case against me for copying data from the company system. I visited the police station last week and they recorded my statement.
I want to know, can I get my visa cancellation from the labour court in the presence of the criminal case so that I can cover my ongoing loan in the UAE and family liability?

Mar 30, 2019
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Checking the status of a labour case and counter-criminal complaint
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Q: Hi,
I work in Dubai for six months on an unlimited contract. Then suddenly my employer cut my salary by AED 1000 for the two previous months.
I filed a complaint with TASHEEL and transferred it to MOHRE. We already did face-to-face meeting but there's no conciliation. The Local transferred my case to Dubai court.
Then my employer suddenly filed a case against me for the loss of money at the company. I already filed the labour case and there is no schedule for hearing between me and the employer.
It is already 10 working days since I filed the labour case. What should I do next?

May 14, 2018
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حصول العامل على أجره المتأخر بعد براءته من تهمة خيانة الأمانة
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س: رفعت قضية عمالية ضد الشركة أطالب فيها بالأجور المتأخرة عن 21 شهر حيث تم توقيفي ومنعي من العمل ورفعوا قضية خيانة أمانة ضدي وأخذت براءة والحمد الله.
هل ستحكم لي المحكمة بكامل أجري المتأخر؟

Jul 23, 2021
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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.
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Laws & Regulations
3 available 3 • View allFederal 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 Law No. (3) of 1987 Promulgating the Penal Code 29
This Law promulgates the Federal Penal Code (Criminal Law) of the United Arab Emirates. Crimes and chastisement punishments shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this Law and other penal codes.
Dec 8, 1987
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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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View allطلب الطلاق نتيجة لعدم إعطاء الزوجة نفقة بحجة إحضار المتطلبات 0
زوجي لا يعطيني أي نفقة ويقول أنا أحضر الأشياء ولكنه لا يترك نقودًا في المنزل أبدًا أو في يدي.
أحتاج دومًا للمال؛ فأنا آخذ علاجًا ولا وظيفة لي ولدي أولاد. معاملته تتم وفق رغباته فقط بدون أدنى اعتبار لي ولا لأولاده.
هل يحق لي طلب الطلاق وإلزامه بنفقتي فلا أهل لي هنا ولا أحد؟
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هل يمكن إلزام عامل بالتعويض لانضمامه إلى شركة أخرى خلال التجربة؟ 0
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أنا صاحب شركة مطاعم وقمت بتوظيف أحد العمال داخل المطبخ وبدأت بإجراءات الإقامة وقد أتم الفحص الطبي من أجل تثبيت الإقامة على جواز السفر.
وفجأة توقف عن الحضور للعمل وعلمت بأنه التحق بشركة أخرى ويعمل فيها حالياً. هل يحق لي اتخاذ أي إجراء ضد هذا الفعل وما هو مصير المصروفات التى قامت الشركة بإنفاقها سالفاً. أرجو الإفادة.
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في أي مرحلة يستدعي طلب الطلاق توكيل محامي؟ 0
متى يجب توكيل محامي في طلب الطلاق للضرر؟ قبل التوجيه الأسري أو عند جلسة القاضي في محاكم أبوظبي؟
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كيف يمكن إزالة الإبعاد القضائي في قضية تزوير والعودة إلى الإمارات؟ 0
السلام عليكم
عندي إبعاد قضائي فى قضية تزوير تم الحكم فيها ثلاثة أشهر وإبعاد عن الدولة وأنا حالياً خارج الدولة منذ ستة أشهر.
هل هناك طريقة لإزالة الإبعاد؟ هل يمكن أن يحذف الإبعاد لوحده؟
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هل يعتبر لفظ الطلاق في حالة الغضب ملزماً عند وقوعه؟ 0
زوجي قال لي أنت طالق وهو في حالة غضب، علماً بأنني حامل. هل يقع ذلك الطلاق؟ علماً أنها أول مرة يقول ذلك.
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