Our internal contract has a notice period of 3 months from both parties. In the new labor implementation, only one month's notice is required for less than 5 years of service. Please advise if we can follow our internal contract since the position is very curtailed and the organization will not be able to replace the position within one month.

Dear sir/madam, Annual leave salary calculation as per the new labor law. Can you please clarify the correct annual leave salary rules? Some say it is basic + HRA for the month you will take off, others say it is full salary, and somewhere I read it is basic + HRA (annual leave salary) plus the normal salary you get. Can you please clarify? Thanks for your valuable time and kind assistance!

I want to dismiss an employee under article 120/44 of MOHRE labor law. I want to know if we need to pay him his complete end-of-service benefits.

Dear Madam, My salary is 5000 in WPS, but in June, my company deposited 1000 by mistake. Is there any chance to rectify or deposit the 5000 dirhams again?

My employer has not paid my salary for 8.5 months. I went to the labor court, and was referred to Dubai Courts. The judgment came and I did not receive the full claim including salaries and 3 months' compensation. Please advise whether I can go for an appeal and what will be the time for execution. Need your valuable advice.

We received a cheque which has now bounced. We have tried for over a month and a half now to get a new cheque from the person, and every day he says the next day. We need the money now. We have been to the police station, and they said they can not do anything as the reason the cheque bounced is "Insufficient funds." We have been to Al Barsha - Dubai Courts, and they said there is nothing they can do about it. We are not sure what we can do. We need the money asap to pay our kids' school fees, let alone all the interest we have lost.

Hello I joined my new company on February 26, 2025. Upon joining the new company, I asked HR if it was free to join the company, and she said yes. After working with them for 1 month, I experienced a salary delay, and I had to go to the office to ask why there was a delay in my salary. That is when the HR told me she deducted my whole salary to recover the transfer fee. Now my question is, who is supposed to pay for the transfer fee, the employee or the employer?

Is it possible for a foreigner to get a divorce here in Dubai?

Hello, I want to inquire regarding my leave privileges. I am now 11 months in my company. How many leaves am I privileged to? Based on Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 regulating labour relations and its executive regulations, you are entitled to a paid weekly rest for not less than one day, as specified in the work contract or the work regulation. The Council of Ministers may increase the weekly rest day stipulated in this article. The Decree-Law and its executive regulations also stipulate that you are entitled to an annual leave with full pay as follows: - Thirty days for each year of your extended service. - Two days per month in respect of any employee with more than six months and less than one year of service. - Leave for parts of the last year of your service in case it is terminated before you use your annual leave balance. Now my question is: do I have 22 days I can use? Can someone explain to me in detail? Thank you!

Hello, Can I sell branded replica watches online, on Facebook Marketplace, etc.? Not in a physical store, just online.