Q: Hi. I have filed a court case against my ex-employer for not paying my pending salaries and final settlement even after 4 months of my resignation and serving the notice period, and finally mutually agreed on labour and VISA cancellation. Today in the court 2nd hearing, the employer's lawyer has given a bunch of documents against which I have to reply. The document mentioned FALSE STATEMENT that the employer has already paid all my pending salaries and even my final settlement. Also, the document states that I have not provided the required PROJECT'S COST VARIANCE REPORT for the projects which I was handling. The fact is I have not received my two months salaries and not even my final settlement which includes the gratuity and the leave salary. I have provided them with all the COST VARIANCE sheets for my projects and I have a mail proof of that. I wish to make a strong reply on this with all the legal terminologies. The claim amount is AED 60K. Need guidance to prepare a reply. How far my previous employer can drag this case?

Q: Hello Sir! I worked as a Logistics Coordinator from Sep. 2017 - Feb. 2018 in a free zone company in Dubai. I resigned with a 30-day notice before my probationary period ends because of unpaid salary and my employer accepted my resignation. It's been 5 months since I left the company, but my visa has not been cancelled by my employer which is fine for me as I am still looking for a new job as at this time. My previous employer did not pay me my last 2 months' salaries and has not responded on any of my follow-ups. My question is at the time that I get to find a new job and need cancellation of my old visa, what if he does not respond? Will the free zone company still cancel my visa even without my old employers NOC?

Q: Hi Hayyan, Good Evening. Hope you are doing good and staying safe. I am G. S., an ex-employee of [------] LLC, an affiliate of [-----] LLC. I have been associated with the company for the past 4 years, and finally resigned as the company was not paying me since March 2020. I have finally got my visa cancelled as I had got a new job offer from another company. The reason which the company gave me is that I was working for one of the group companies, which was mapped as my cost centre by the company. My Offer Letter, Clearance Letter is from the mother company- as they were the one who issued me an offer 4 years back and gave me the visa of the affiliate. I have my pending dues/EOSB with the company and have to start the legal process, as they have not paid me. So, I need to put a legal case of mental/moral harassment which my family has gone through because of all this and get my money back from the company.

Q: Dear sir/madam, My ex-employer and manager are not paying thousands of dirhams owed to me and have threatened and harassed me on different occasions. I worked on a commission basis in real estate with a company. Is there any law to protect us and get us the due money?

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).