Q: Dear Respected Lawyers, I am on management visa from Sharjah whose passport was denied by the employer after completing 13 months of service. They told me passport can't be given until my client in Iraq settles a business transaction dues the company did. Feeling insulted, I resigned on June 20th 2018 and stopped going to the office waiting for my Iraqi client to visit the UAE. Finally, the client came to Dubai on August 23rd and showed my employer his account where the client lost more than USD 700,000 because of the mismanagement of the project by the employer. The employer left the meeting room saying I will never get my passport or visa cancelled. He told if ever I report it to the Labor Department, I will be put into trouble through his contacts with senior police officials. Finally, I filed my labour complaint today for my visa cancellation. Kindly advise whom should I approach at Sharjah Court to file a petition for getting back my passport on an urgent basis. Humbly requesting your valued positive advice and assistance.

Q: An employee is working as a salesperson in a company, where he collects the cash/cheques from the customers. Is he responsible for the outstanding amounts from the customers who are not paying/escaped/not responding?

Q: I have been working in an organization for 29 years and have been giving them fairly good business with profit. In 2018, one of my customers absconded with materials worth AED 500,000. I had collected cheques and all other documents from them. I also lodged a police complaint. He could not be traced nor is our material returned. Recently, I wanted to retire and go back home. But my employer refused to give my incentive since 2017 and my end of service benefits. How do I deal with him?

Q: Dear sir/madam, I have been working in a shipping company for 4+ years. I am in sales. My company gave me termination stating poor performance. However, the company did not pay my salary since March. Now, they cannot clear my dues because a customer with whom I made a sales deal didn't pay the amount to the company. The customer says that it is due to some cargo shortage. The customer should pay 200000 (two hundred thousand). Can the employer hold an employee responsible for receivables and hold the end of service benefits and salary? I am jobless and without money since June. Can the employer hold an employee settlement? I have a Jafza visa.

Q: Dear sir/madam, When working at my previous company, during the final stages, court papers were being received from many suppliers due to unpaid debts. As I was present at the company at that time, I received such papers and a court official took a photo of my ID. Now, when I try to travel, it shows a travel ban and asks me to approach the court. I have also obtained a police clearance certificate. Is there a chance to initiate a travel ban due to the above issue? Please advise!

س: السلام عليكم، أنهت الشركة خدمتي. عند التفاوض على المستحقات، خصمت الشركة ٢٥٠٠ درهم من المستحقات بحجة خصم منتجات تالفة. أنا غير مسؤول عن استلام أي منتجات. هل هذا قانوني؟

Q: Hello, I am looking to hire a new employee who has debts from a company he previously owned. Will my company be responsible for his debts, and can his creditors make a claim against my company?

Q: I work in sales and did a transaction worth AED 156k. We supplied goods to a client, but he did not pay us and eloped with the goods and money. Now the company is asking me to pay for the losses. Advise if this is legal.

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 mainly the 3 sectors which have their employment laws, like the laws of companies under MOHRE (governed by Federal Law no. (8) of 1980 Labour Law, Domestic works govern under Federal Law no. (10) of 2017 On Domestic Workers and Free Zone companies governed by their specific employment laws.

Issue: An employee resigned from the job after working for 5 years, and signs a letter addressed to the employer that he wants his gratuity to be paid only after his customer pays the employer. Therefore, has the employer defaulted for End of Service (EOS) payment under the UAE Labour Law?

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.

This Decree sets the rules and conditions for the termination of fixed-term (limited) or unlimited (not term-bound) employment contract between employer and worker in the United Arab Emirates.

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).