Q: I am working in a free zone company in Dubai, they haven't paid me for past 2.5 months. Now, I have got another job but I fear they won't be paying my pending payment and end of service settlement before my visa cancellation. However, to join the new company I need to cancel this visa and proceed for a new visa for working in their company. Could you give me advice on how to proceed, as I understood if I am going for legal action I can't cancel my visa with this company?

Q: Hello, I'm in a situation when my employer didn't pay me a salary for over 4 months. I filed a complaint against him in MOHRE and the case has already been moved to the court. While I was working unpaid. I had to use a credit line from my home country to cover my living expenses. It would be right to say that the quality of life was deeply decreased, plus now I owe money to a bank in my home country. Is there any way I can claim compensation for that, together with compensation for the moral damage caused by working unpaid? Guide me, please. Thank you!

Q: Good afternoon, Ma'am I am working for an LLC company in Dubai in a managerial position and on an unlimited contract for the past 5 years. Our salaries were regularly delayed but paid. However, for the past 5 months (Dec 2017 onwards), the salary has not been paid as the company is in a financial mess due to mismanagement. 25% of my salary was deducted from 2014-16 for a period of 36 months citing revenue generation/ profitability...etc. So there are 2 issues. Could you please guide me how I can claim this? Also, can I get a new employment visa (Not the temporary work visa since the salary was delayed more than 3 months) while the labour case is ongoing? What would be the labour case period involved and what are the steps in the same? Do I have to hire lawyers for it? Can I claim compensation due to salary delays from civil/ labour courts as I am paying interest on credit cards and loans which I used due to these delays?

An interview-format article covering the topic of employment in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. In this article, Ludmila informs readers what they should do and where they should go if they have not been paid by their employer.

An interview-format article covering the topic of filing an employment court case in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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