Q: My employer forged my signature to cancel my visa he charged me AED 4500. I reported it to labour. Can I go ahead to report to the police?

Q: The employer has submitted a fake signature to MOHRE to modify the contract (temporary additional annex). I, the employee, did not sign this application form. Could you advise what action we can take against the employer?

Q: Hello, I'm a domestic worker, and recently I realize that my EID is different from all my friends from the same agency. Mine doesn't have an indication about sponsor name or occupation, it's just plain. I never saw my residence visa since the employer is keeping my passport. I also haven't seen the ID up close, they only sent me a digital picture of it. I once called the labor office to enquire about my contract since the office I came from refused to send it to me, unfortunately, I'm not in the labor system. So my question is, will this be a problem in near future? Let's say when the visa is being canceled, and what visa am I on because it doesn't look like a domestic worker one to me.

Q: Hello, I sent my nanny on holiday since I was going on holiday. She returned to the UAE but didn't come back to my house. I had processed a two-year visa for her from Tadbeer. Please advise

Q: Good morning. What can I do when my boss refuses to give me an annual vacation as a housemaid? Please help.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to know whether we are required to pay gratuity to domestic workers under the latest law. If so, from which year, as we have a few domestic workers who have been working for my boss for more than 20 years? However, I came across the following news article: End of Service Gratuity for domestic workers in the U.A.E. has been amended, by virtue of the new law governing domestic workers, which came into effect in December of 2022. The new law, U.A.E. Federal Decree-Law No. 9 of 2022 on Domestic Workers, canceled the previous law, U.A.E. Federal Law No. 10 of 2017 on Domestic Workers. Unlike the earlier law, the new law does not set out specific entitlement to the end-of-service gratuity. This decision was further clarified by the Cabinet Resolution No. 106 of 2022 re: Domestic Employees, which was issued in January 2023. Therefore, at present, there is no legal authority in support of gratuity entitlement for domestic workers.

Q: Dear Concern, This is an absurd issue I need help with. Someone has issued a work permit or a labor card using my details (passport information) without my consent. When I attempted to apply for my first-ever employment visa, the system indicated that I already have a work permit or labor card with another company. Tasheel provided me with the labor information and a company name that I am unfamiliar with. How should I proceed and get assistance from the authority in this matter? Please note that I have never applied for employment in the UAE before.

Q: Dear Lawyers, Someone signed my employment contract on my behalf without my permission. How can I file a complaint against that person?

There are always conditions where people may fail to provide sufficient documents of a certain business or project they are willing to engage in, so they tend to commit an act of forgery with their documents to meet the requirements. But this act is a crime and it has consequences in law which we will try to cover in this article.

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.

This Law promulgates the Federal Penal Code (Criminal Law) of the United Arab Emirates. Crimes and chastisement punishments shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this Law and other penal codes.

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).