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What to do if your new employer withdrew the employment offer
I got an employment offer from one of the construction companies from Dubai after the personal interview. I signed the employment offer which I received through email and sent back.
Now, after 20 days, they withdrew this offer as per their management decision. I am working in Qatar and I already resigned from my job, and next week I have to leave Qatar.
I don't know what to do. Is there any chance to claim it legally?
Offer letter
According to the new UAE labour law, the employer has to present a standard offer letter, (which needs to be signed by the employee), to the Ministry of Labour UAE (MOL) in order to apply for an entry permit for the employment visa.
You may have a valid claim against the employer who offered you employment and later revoked the same.
Normally all cases pertaining to employment are made before the UAE labour department, however, since you still do not have a MOL contract, it may be difficult but still, you can try to submit a complaint before MOL.
Alternatively, you can file a case before the UAE court for breach of the offer letter. You must keep in mind that an offer of employment may be treated as a contract IF both the employer and the employee have duly signed the same.
All the best.
With best regards,
Nikhat
