Q: My office is in Abu Dhabi but the company gives me a Sharjah visa because my position is required in one of our projects in Sharjah. Now, I resigned and asked for cancellation but it is almost 1 month and my visa is not cancelled yet. My new company is asking for the cancellation, what should I do to make my old company give me my cancelled visa?

Q: Hi, I have a Labor case in Dubai Courts. The Court already issued a judgment that the employer has to pay me. But the Company is not here. My visa is expired since last one month and I need to cancel it because I have the Offer Letter from another company. I am having a hard time since I am running behind this issue since Ramadan. Pls, help me. How can I cancel my visa and labor contract so that I am able to join another company?

Q: Dear, I want to ask one question today. I have given my employer a termination letter so I can cancel the visa immediately or within 2 to 3 days.

Q: I have an expired DMCC free zone visa and my company terminated me, how I can cancel my visa? Note that the company have no serious response in the subject.

Q: Hello, I got terminated from my company under 6 months probation, My PRO said he got the approval for visa and immigration cancellation. Then the company said they needed to confirm it and it would take 2 days, the 2 days are over. If both, visa and immigration cancellation received approval and papers were already signed, why is my visa status on the channel of the MOI website is still not showing my visa is expired or cancelled? It still says "converted to a resident" help me please, I gotta leave the country soon.

Q: Who is in charge of my End of Service gratuity if the company which is an L.L.C. is not able to pay it because of financial issues?

Q: Dear sir/madam, I was working for a transport company in Abu Dhabi as an engineer. My limited contract end date was in September 2022. I gave one-month prior notice in August asking not to renew my contract as I had found another job to be joined before October 2022. To date, my old company has not paid my salary for August and September and also has not paid my end-of-service benefits and so my visa is also not canceled. Now, my new company is saying I am already late in joining and they cannot wait. I have my wife and a daughter also to take care of. I am paying my daily expenses with the help of my friends as I was not able to work since September. Is there any law in the UAE where I can claim compensation from my old company for not clearing my dues and putting me in a situation where I am jobless for 2 months now? Also, I have lost my new job offer due to this delay. Kind lawyers, please help!

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, Could you please clarify the legal requirements in the UAE regarding the cancellation of an employee's visa? Specifically, should the company initiate the cancellation process on the employee's last working day or the following day? Additionally, how long does the visa cancellation process usually take?

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.

According to this Decree, tentative approval to admit a foreign worker for the purpose of employment in the UAE cannot be granted until an Employment Offer that conforms with the Standard Employment Contract is duly signed by the employee and presented to the Ministry of Labour.

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.

By this Decree Ministry of Labour of the UAE has removed the six-month labour ban for those who changed the job before completing two years of service. Labour ban will be still applicable for workers that qualify for skill level 4 and 5 under various circumstances.

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).