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Salary reduction without the employee's consent and false counterclaim on labour case
Hello.
My husband is a heavy truck driver in a transport company in Dubai, working in that company for the last 4 years. His boss (arbab) suddenly asked them to work on less salary of just AED 2500.
My husband and his other 3-4 colleagues were not willing, so their boss started harassing them. He didn't pay their money, made them sit free at home for many months, neither was he canceling them.
So they took legal help and filed a case against him in the labor court. In turn, that boss filed a criminal case against my husband and his colleagues, a false case that they have made a loss to his company by stealing and selling diesel illegally.
He has got a confession letter signed by them by lying. he told them as papers for attending safety classes. He didn't allow them to see the papers. The papers were in English which they don't understand being not much educated.
He has put a loss claim of approx.1 lakh dhs on each of the 4 persons. What are our chances in this situation?

High chance, the oral deposition is more effective and approved by the judge than the written one.
He should enlighten the judge that these documents were signed after they took that course you are referring to and he doesn't know about English that much, and he trusted his employer that's why he signed.

Dear Questioner,
Pursuant to the query, do you have any evidence that you went for the class and whether the document was signed after the class?
Also which is your Nationality and what is your educational qualification?
Further, we need to know your matter in detail to give you proper advice. Kindly contact us on the phone.
Thank you.