Q: I have been working under a probationary period and I didn't sign any contract with them. I didn't go to work for 24 days then my company decided to terminate me and hold my passport. I want to settle with them but I am tested positive for Covid 19. I went to DHA facilities. I can't talk to them personally but I'm sending emails to them about my situation. My question: it is legal that workers like me work with valid contracts? Can my employer hold my passport? Can I get anything from my company?

Q: Hi. My new employer renewed my ID and visa. The only thing is that when my Emirates ID and visa were done, they didn't show me any contract nor did I sign it. They didn't provide me with a copy of it. So I want to ask if I can complain regarding this matter? Thanks in advance.

Q: Aslamulaikum, I have a query, I am on my husband's sponsorship and was working in Dubai with one company. I joined in May 2016. Employer made me sign the employment contract in May itself but did not make the labour card. So I worked with only that contract until finally after chasing the employer made the labor card in October 2016. I worked that 4 months without the work permit. Now as they terminated my employment in March and did not give any right to me I have filed a case in the court against them. I want to know is it legal if I submit my May Contract in the court as my starting date of work. Will it cause trouble for me? Because I want to fight the injustice that happened to me. Please help. Thank you.

Q: I am on my husband's visa and working for a company. My labor card expired and was not renewed. What is my status in the company?

Q: Hello, My colleague and I worked at a restaurant in Dubai Marina in November 2021. We are owed over 20,000 AED each by this establishment and have not yet received payment. Recently, the restaurant changed owners. I would like to add that we made the mistake of working without a signed contract. However, we have communication, including work schedules, contract drafts, invoices, and emails/texts exchanged between managers and financial employees. Could you please advise if there is anything we can do to obtain our money?

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.

An interview-format article covering the topic of employment issues and laws during COVID-19 in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

Three new ministerial decrees containing a new set of rules for the labour market were issued by the UAE Ministry of Labour last year and came into force on the 1st of January this year. The decrees are expected to alter the contractual relationship between employers and workers in the UAE.

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).