Q: I am working in a reputed aluminium company for 5 years. For the last few years, the company is delaying salary so I decided to resign. Now, what do I do to get my unpaid salaries and settlement? Do I have to send a mail to the HR for the settlement? And if they didn't take proper action, then only I have to go for legal action? Please reply.

Q: My salary is delayed for 3 months. Now, I want to resign due to this reason. I am wondering if the employer is allowed to deduct anything from my salary upon leaving due to this reason. Thank you.

Q: Good morning. My sister joined a company 2 weeks before her visit visa expired. Her company delayed processing her visa until she got overstay fines. The company now suggested she pays for the fines before they issue her employment visa. She didn't have money and requested for the overstay fine to be deducted from her salary because she wants to work. The company made her sign an agreement paper stating AED 6000 will be deducted from her salary as overstay fines. The company is deducting this cash monthly alongside a deduction because of COVID-19. But for two months now, they didn't pay her salary. Every time she requested the salary, she is not given it. Now she stops working and wants to be paid before she starts working again. She is still in her probation period and wants to request termination because the company is not terminating her. Would she have any ban if she requested termination during this probation period or if the company decided to terminate her?

Q: Good evening. Is there any indemnity if an employee works for 11 months in the company in Bahrain?

Q: Hello, It’s been a month since I left my company in Bahrain. I worked for more than 6 years. My employer refused to give me my indemnity in full and only gave me a very little amount as advanced. When I checked with the accountant, he keep telling me that company doesn’t have money. My ex-colleague who filed a case against him regarding indemnity told me that he got his money after 1 year and 6 months. I feel frustrated, helpless, and threatened that I will fall into the same scenario. Could you give me advice, please?

Q: Good day, My contract ended yesterday. I have been working with them for six years. I have not taken my annual leave for this year. Am I entitled to get my paid annual leave? In addition, I still have four months of unpaid salary with them. For two of those months, we signed a letter stating that they could not provide a salary due to the company's situation, which we understood. However, my manager told me that she would give me the salary in cash because I was working during those two months. For the other two months that they did not give us our salary, they asked us to sign photocopied copies of a salary slip just to show that we had already been paid. We signed them because they were only photocopies and they told us that they needed them to settle things with MOHRE/labor. In total, including this month, I am owed five months of salary.

Q: Good day! I would like to seek advice regarding my situation. I am currently employed by a Freezone company under a limited contract valid until October 2024. The issue is that they haven’t paid our salaries for 5 months (since February 2024). We have been receiving monthly promises that they will pay and settle the amounts, but we haven't received anything. I tried talking to the management and sent them emails, and they again promised that they will settle everything in 2 months. I want to know my rights and if it is possible to leave without the notice period since they are already in breach of contract. Additionally, is it better to complain to MOHRE immediately before my resignation, or should I wait for the 2 months they promised? Thank you for the insights!

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.

Three new ministerial decrees containing a new set of rules for the labour market were issued by the UAE Ministry of Labour last year and came into force on the 1st of January this year. The decrees are expected to alter the contractual relationship between employers and workers in the UAE.

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).