س: تنازل عن جزء من المستحقات في سبيل تسريع الحكم. لدي قضية عمالية بالمحكمة. موعد الجلسة الأولى الأسبوع القادم. لو تنازلت عن جزء من المبلغ يرضي المدعى عليه، هل من الممكن أن يحكم القاضي بالحكم الابتدائي في نفس الجلسة وتنتهي القضية؟

Q: My father had a case of a bounced cheque of AED 450k against him filed by a supplier. He was detained at Al Riffa Police Station and proceeded for Public Prosecution in Barsha where he was sentenced to 3 months in an outer jail. We did not want to prolong this so we made a settlement with the supplier who filed the case to provide us with Tanazul (Clearance/ NOC), stating that they wish to withdraw the case and settlement has been made. Is this sufficient to have my father released from jail? What other procedures are involved?

Q: Employee Waiver Agreement, is it legal? Our employer did not pay our final salary and end of service gratuity. They demand that we sign this agreement, and if not, we were told we receive no money. After signing the waiver, the employer has not paid. It appears they never planned to pay. They planned to show the document in the court.

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 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.

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 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).