س: قدمت شكوى ضد الشركة التي عملت فيها لمدة 4 أعوام وحكمت المحكمة لصالحي مع العلم أن الخصم تعمَّد عدم حضور الجلسة وأغلق تلفونه حتى لا يتم إعلانه وقد أُعلِن عن طريق البريد الإلكتروني للشركة وانتظرت مدة الاستئناف ولم يستأنف. بعد ذلك فتحت ملف تنفيذ وبعدها عرض عليّ صاحب العمل جزء من حقي وطالبني بتقبُّل المبلغ وإلا سيطعن في الحكم ويوصي العمال أن يشهدوا ضدي.

Q: I have worked for a company in a senior management role for two years and resigned due to my personal reasons. My resignation was accepted and I was asked to hand over the charge to new management since more than one year ago now. My visa was also cancelled after a few months of my resignation. The new management took the charge and could not manage the business efficiently after my exit, and the business which resulted in the termination of the new management. The company is now blaming me that during my tenure with the company earlier, there was some wrong decision taken which has caused losses to the company. The company now wants to file a legal case against me. I am getting several threatening messages and calls to come back and resolve the old issues, which is causing me mental torture and disturbance in my family. I am not in a position to help the company to recover their irreparable damages now. Please advise what is the UAE labour law for such a situation.

Q: How long will the Dubai labour court take after the judgment to solve the matter if the claim value is AED 22000?

س: لو إيصال أمانة على بياض وعليه بصمة واسم الدائن دون كتابة القيمة، هل يأخذ براءة؟

س: السلام عليكم، شخص مدين لي بمبلغ 20 ألف درهم ولم يُعدهم لي. إذا أخذت منه وصل أمانه بالمبلغ، وليس شيك، هل يفي بالغرض لرفع قضية عليه ومطالبته بالمبلغ كاملاً والتنفيذ؟ والسؤال الأهم، هل يمكن أن يحكم القاضي لي بخصم جزء من راتبه شهريًا وإعطائي؟

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 law promulgates UAE Civil Procedures Code (Civil Procedure Law) which governs civil procedures in the United Arab Emirates, including the prosecution before the courts, litigation and execution.

The law promulgates UAE Criminal Procedural Law (Penal Procedures Law) which governs criminal procedures in the UAE. This law applies to the procedures relating to offences whose punishments are not specified, dogma and punitive offences, and blood money, if they do not violate the Sharia rules.

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).