Q: My company recently decided to change its license. My colleagues sponsor their wives and children and now have to pay for the visas to be put on hold… A: The company has the right to change its legal form without referring to the employees. It is responsible for the residences of the employees…

Dear questioner, The company has the right to change its legal form without referring to the employees present in it. It is responsible for the residences of the employees who work in it and it does not have to bear any other expenses related to the residence of their families. Kindly contact us via phone for further assistance.

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Can the employer change the trading License or sell his company during the labor case?

Q: Is it possible for the employer to change the trading License or sell his company during the labor case?

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How to claim legal rights from the employer when he changes the license

Q: I have opened an execution file on 6 September 2020 against my company after 11 months of a case. They didn’t pay my final settlement, my court judgement was declared in January 2020. I visited Al Adheed Center last month and they sent some requests to the court in which they demanded on my behalf license suspension and some similar charges. But I came to know that my company owners have changed their license and they didn’t renew the old license, which means whatever Al Adheed Center requested on my behalf to the court and whatever decisions the court is taking was on the expired old license. Please, can anyone tell me whether the old license is still effective or not because I’m still on my company’s old license visa? What’s the next procedure?

Oct 8, 2020

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How can I get my labor rights from company with an expired license and no assets?

Q: I have just left my previous company as I was owed around 10 months of salary across the past 18 months. I had worked there for over 10 years. They now want me to sign a settlement that forgoes my claim to gratuity and any salary not paid last year. Instead, they will pay me over the next 10 months 10k per month plus a 50k 'thank you'. After doing some investigation I have discovered that their trade license expired in November 2020. Will I be able to make any claim against them as they don't have a valid trade license? Also, the owner is currently in the UK and I have no idea if he plans to return. The company was in a torrid state when I left in terms of their finances. Hence I was thinking of getting what I could from them as I don't believe there are any assets worth selling as it's a service industry and that any hope of getting what I'm due seems unlikely. Advice?

Sep 27, 2021

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Will an employee visa still be valid when the company trade license is not renewed?

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Sep 7, 2022

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The license of the company I work at expired. Can I travel outside the country and come back?

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هل يمكن للزوج منفرداً نقل دعوى طلاق من الإمارات إلى البلد الأم؟

السلام عليكم أنا وزوجي أردنيين مقيمين في الإمارات. قدمت لطلاق الضرر وحضرنا جلستين مع التوجيه الأسري ولم تتنتهِ القضية. هل يستطيع زوجي نقل القضية لإكمالها في الأردن مع رفضي؟ أريد إكمالها في الإمارات. وشكراً

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كيفية إثبات الزواج في الإمارات لمواطنة تزوجت في مصر

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Jul 6, 2022

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I want to resign and file a case against the employer for cutting down salaries

Hi, I am working as an Engineer in a free zone company in Studio City, Dubai, since 2019 till date. My visa is issued in Abu Dhabi. From March 2020, they cut down my salary & issued a letter stating that my salary has been cut down from April-20 to Aug-20 by 25%. But even after August 20, they did not only pay me my initial salary but my salary was cut down a lot more and irregular. The total pending is about AED 95,000+ to be received to date. Also, the company did not pay for insurance renewal and I was forced to take my own medical insurance for myself & to sponsor my wife's visa & insurance. I have decided to resign and cancel my visa immediately due to a new job offer. Is it better to raise the case while on their visa or after changing their visa? Within how many days should I raise a case after changing my visa and cancelling my work permit? Kindly provide your opinion on how to proceed. What are the chances that I get my pending salaries in full and gratuity?

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حقوق الزوجة في حالة الخلع فيما يتعلق بالنفقة والحضانة

السلام عليكم، في حال تقدمت للخلع بسبب الإيذاء النفسي والهجر داخل المنزل واستمرار الصراع، هل أحصل على حضانة الأطفال؟ وما الذي أحصل عليه فيما يتعلق بمصاريف الأطفال؟ علمًا بأن لدي أربعة أطفال. وكم يستغرق حكم الخلع؟

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Is it legal that my employer terminates me after resigning?

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