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9 available 9 • View allI changed my mind after accepting a job offer. What are consequences?
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Q: I am working in (Company A), I recently signed a MOL job offer letter from a company (Company B) in Dubai, however, I have since been offered another job which I wish to accept from Company C.
Is it possible for me to withdraw from the original offer letter from Company B and sign with Company C?
Note: I am still on employment visa from Company A.
Does this affect the employee withdrawing from the offer? Will I still be able to accept the offer of Company C?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!

Nov 13, 2017
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Can I reject a job offer after signing the MOL offer letter?
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Q: After getting an offer letter from a company, I was called on 3 months tourist visa to the UAE.
I went there as the offer was very good then after 10 days they took my signature and thumb impression on MOL offer letter and they said they will apply for my visa. But it's almost a month, they never came back and I decided to inform them and I left the country.
In the meantime, I got another offer letter from a different company and then they sent me MOL offer letter and then told me to wait for 10 days for complete process.
Now after googling I can find out the first company contract can be seen online at MOL website. Will this impact the new employer for MOL approval?
Note my first company have not applied for an entry permit or status changed as they have not taken my degree mark-sheet attested.

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Q: Hi.
Can I leave Dubai without stamping my employment visa in my passport?

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Q: Hello.
I'm from India. I have accepted a job offer with a firm in Dubai.
I have signed the offer letter with the company and submitted my degree document for attestation from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UAE.
Now, I have received a better offer from a different company in Dubai which I want to choose.
At this point, I have received a 'Job offer for Unlimited Term Employment Contract' which I'm being requested to sign to apply for e-visa from the first company.
Will I be able to reject the offer from this company at this point? Will I be facing a ban by rejecting the offer?
I want to know the legal consequences at this point before I take a decision.
(P.S - I'm willing to bear the cost incurred by the first company in the onboarding process/acquiring work permit)

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Obligation to pay the visa costs in case of early resignation
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Q: Hello Sir,
I have received an offer letter from a non-profit organisation in Abu Dhabi, UAE working with the UAE government for environment conservation.
They are offering a 12 months limited contract and I will need to reimburse them for visa, medical and medical insurance costs if I resign before the contract expiry, even if I serve a one-month notice.
My questions are:
1. Being a government entity, are they legally permitted to demand/deduct visa, medical and insurance costs from an employee? I know the labour law prohibits it.
2. I am expecting another job offer in 2-3 days time but this organisation wants me to respond to the offer ASAP.
If I accept this offer now (dont submit any ID/ passport documents), can I inform them afterwards that I am not going forward with this offer? Are there any legal implications?

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Q: Hi,
I am currently working in India. I have accepted a job offer from a company in Dubai. I have also signed and shared the MoL offer letter.
While I am serving notice period in India I have received another offer from Dubai.
Can I reject and accept the other offer?
What are the legal implications around this step?
Regards,
A. S.

Sep 10, 2019
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I am Moroccan and accepted a job offer in Dubai. I signed the contract and received my e-visa (freelance).
However, I had last-minute family problems (my parents decided not to let me go), so when I texted the employer explaining the situation, he said that I need to pay him back 8500 AED.
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Can I resign from work after two days if I knew they have salaries issues?




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Q: I am a registered nurse who joined a hospital 2 days ago. After that, I got information from the staff that the hospital is not paying salaries correctly.
They have issues with DHA also. All of them have 3 months' pending salaries. I am on my husband's visa. I signed some joining documents and my DHA license was taken from the hospital.
I have 3 month probation period. How can I get out of the job and search for another job?





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Can I decline a job offer after signing the letter of intent?




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Q: Hello,
Can I decline a job offer after signing the letter of intent?
What are my legal obligations?
I have not yet moved to the UAE.





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