Q: A labour case was ruled in my favour and I received the judgement at the end of 2016. The judgement progressed to execution and not One Dirham has been paid by my ex-employer to date. We have spent the last year searching assets in all banks, combined with real estate, RTA etc. and all have come back with no assets. An attachment was made on the office assets, shortly after the Rental Dispute Committee issued a Judgement awarding the office assets to the Landlord. Finally, we located a valid Bank Guarantee held with a Government Authority. But the entity is not cooperating. As per Federal Law No. 8 for 1980 On Regulation of Labour Relations, Article 4 gives priority over all assets. However, in this scenario, Federal Labour Law, Dubai Real Estate Laws and further laws are all overlapping and conflicting. My query is, is there a document or law that states which law has priority over another to help resolve the issues I am facing with the judgement execution?

Q: Dear Sir, Please reply to my problem. I am currently in Abu Dhabi. I have a labor case against my old company in Abu Dhabi for my final settlement amount for 14 years. I won the case and got the final judgment and execution started on March 2021. Until now that company did not pay anything with respect to the judgment. The company having a commercial license as a branch in Abu Dhabi & the parent company license in Sharjah. The Abudhabi branch has no assets (no vehicles, no own office - Has a rented office, no bank accounts) under Abudhabi License. The execution court made a decision to freeze the company account under Abudhabi License but they have no accounts under Abudhabi License. But all of their accounts are under Sharjah license. In this situation, how can I proceed with the court to block the company accounts? The execution court had already made several decisions to seize the assets (But the Abu Dhabi branch has no assets). Please advise how to handle this subject.

Q: A labor court judgment was ruled in my favor (I'm an employee) in December 2019, against my ex-employer, for nonpayment of salaries, expense claims, and gratuity. Unfortunately, they still haven't settled my dues. Worse, the owners left the country and the company no longer exists in its physical form; there is only a legal structure. They do not have any assets either. Does it make sense to still seek judgment execution? Also, are there any provisions to pursue the execution order in their present country of residence?

Q: Hello, My company recently decided to change its license from DMCC to LLC. As such, with our visa renewals, we are now all applying for NEW visas. For me, this is fine, however, my colleagues sponsor their wives and children and now have to pay for the visas to be put on hold/canceled whilst the new visa is applied for. Is the company responsible for these costs due to their choice to change the legality of the license, or does the employee have to pay these costs, despite it not being in their knowledge that the trade license would change?

Q: Dear sir/madam, My employer’s trade license is getting expired very soon and he just made me a visa, so will my visa still be valid when the company trade license is not renewed?

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.

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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 law promulgates UAE Civil Procedures Code (Civil Procedure Law) which governs civil procedures in the United Arab Emirates, including the prosecution before the courts, litigation and execution.

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).