Q: Hello, I am working for a company in Al Hamriyah Freezone for the last 7 years. I have a pending 13-month salary, gratuity, and leave salary. My contract is going to expire within 4 months. And I have an offer to join another company within 1 month. The current company is saying excuses that they will not be able to pay that much amount. Also, I would like to join another company. How could I recover the pending dues from the company even after canceling the visa?

Q: I was working with a company for the last 20 years and the company terminated me but did not pay my dues. I have a court case with my company for not paying my dues, pending salary and gratuity. My visa already expired. I have got a new job offer. Please advise how can I cancel my labour and visa. I am here with my family and their visa has also expired. My son is still studying in a school in the UAE. How can I sponsor the residence visa for my family? Is it possible to get a 2-year visa?

Q: I resigned from my company because I had a better job offer. The previous company did not pay me all the salaries and end-of-service benefits with excuses that they are not doing very well but that in the next few months they will deposit money on my account. I signed the visa cancelation paper not knowing that it is stated that I received all the dues that the company owes me. Since my resignation, it has passed a couple of months and I still haven't received anything. The last time when I asked, the company representatives told me that they will not pay me and I can go to court. Do I actually have a legal ground for a complaint regarding the statement on my visa cancelation paper?

Q: Dear sir/madam, I made a complaint to MOHRE against my previous company, but now we have already fixed it with my employer. I want to cancel the complaint for the cancellation of my visa. My employer cannot cancel it because there is still a complaint in the system of MOHRE.

Q: Hello, I have an ongoing court case against my employer. Today, I went to cancel my labor card because my new employer wants me to have a new visa. My question is: can I get my visa canceled while the case is in court? Or, after I have canceled my labor card from my former company, can I apply for a new labor card with my new company?

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).