Q: Good day, My manager has been shouting at me over the phone, insulting, harassing, bullying & slandering for 2 hours. All because I got very sick & sent her sick leave. I'm aware that it's not allowed to record the phone conversation according to the UAE law & I was at home as I live alone & don't have a witness on the moment of the phone conversation. Now the manager denies what's mentioned above. What can I do in such a situation? Thank you

Q: Hi, Sir. Good evening. My name is Sanal and I have a question. My current employer is a lady and she is harassing me too much. Now, I'm nearly three years with her and every time she harasses me. She says I will complain about you in the immigration and put you in jail. I make u a big problem like that, not only me in my company but there are other employees also struggling the same situation. Until now three years, we are afraid of her and we are silent. Now, she realises we are not going to continue in this company and she wants to make a problem for us. It's simple, she doesn't want to pay us in ten months and our visa is going to finish so she starts t make issues for us. I need your help, Sir

Q: The final settlement is not given by the company (when I filed a complaint about the ladies harassment they threw me out of the company). They threatened me to write a resignation letter like as per the cost-cutting measures I am resigning from the office. I need to know what can I do for this.

Q: Good morning, I am working in Dubai. My manager is always harassing me by using slang. Yesterday, my manager didn't allow me to work and told me that no need to come to work. He is not allowing me to enter my workplace. I asked him to give me it in writing. Today also he is not allowing me to work. What should I do now? If it is like this, then I don't want to work here. I am on a limited contract for 2 years. What should I do now?

Q: Hello, My HR sent me a WhatsApp accusing me of things that didn't happen. She sent me WhatsApp during the weekend and her accusations were rude and this affected me as I am diabetic. Can I sue her for that?

An interview-format article covering the topic of harassment in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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.

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.