Q: Good afternoon, I have a few questions regarding my upcoming labour case. My contract was unlimited and my employer falls under the immigration authority, where I worked for 3 and a half years and I have a claim amount of AED 36,000. I have filed a labour case for unfair termination and I've had my case registered through Adheed Centre. They have filed my complaint and given me my case number and now I have been asked to attend a first hearing on the 7th of July and I've been told that it will be a remote hearing. I just wanted to know if possible what the procedures are for this remote hearing and how it will be and if it's necessary to have legal representation for my labour case? Having seen the people in the Centre, I am pretty certain a good number of them can not afford a lawyer as well. So in case they don't speak Arabic and don't have a lawyer present, how will the hearing and case proceed?

Q: Good day everyone! Can anyone help me to find out some question of mine? Thanks in advance. Since I am new in Dubai Courts, I had a couple of questions. I filed a labour case in MOHRE regarding non paying my salary for 3 months. MOHRE accepted my complaint and they refer me to the court. I filed a case in the court which is my first hearing is tomorrow. Now, my questions are: 1. What would happen on the first hearing? 2. Is there's a 2nd hearing? 3. How long does a labour case take in the court? 4. Can I claim my compensation if my employer appeals in court? Thanks to who will help me.

Q: Hello I have been working for a company in Dubai for 3 years, and in the current year, the company didn't pay salaries. Overall now, I have 8 months worth of pending salaries + the other end of service benefits. I was chasing them around for months and got tired of it, so I resigned. I filed a complaint against the company, but for 3 weeks the company never reached out for settlement, so finally, I registered a case against the company in court. I am on my husband's visa & my work permit expired months back. What I want to know is: 1. Now that I have registered a court case, what's going to happen next? 2. Will I have to visit court, every time for hearings? 3. I am looking for a new job here, will this court case be any issue in me getting a new job or new employer issuing a new work permit and what can I do to ease the process of new work permit? Appreciate your advice. Thanks, S.

Q: Hello, Is it possible to reinstate your initial complaint with MOHRE/Tasheel, even if the court case was not filed?

An interview-format article covering the topic of legal proceedings during COVID-19 in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March 2020 by WHO. To slow down the spread of the virus, the entire world went into lockdown during March-April 2020. In some places, it continued even after that. The pandemic has affected not only the healthcare system but also businesses, economy, education and even the legal system throughout the world. This has had damaging repercussions on the delivery of justice.

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.

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 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 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).