Q: Hello Sir. The company terminated me and canceled my residence visa and told me to take the ticket by myself. But I want to know whether exiting the country as the company wants is compulsory or not. I don't want to exit the country. I got a new job in a new company with a residence visa. So what is the solution? Please let me know.

Q: Does my boss have the right to send me back to my country after serving 1 year and 3 months with him on a limited visa?

Q: Hello, If any employee resigns from the organization and we have completed his visa cancellation, can we ask him for proof of his visa change status for our HR records; either a copy of the exit air ticket or a copy of his E-visa to keep our records clean? Can we hold his passport until he releases the change status papers?

Q: My company is forcing me to leave the country after visa cancellation, is it required to leave the country? I'm planning to join a new company here in Dubai during this 29 days grace period that I'll get after my visa is canceled. But my current company forces me to leave the country and they are saying that there are some liabilities and this will be only cleared in immigration when I leave the country. Is it required to leave the country after visa cancellation or I can switch jobs without leaving the country?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, The employee canceled the visa and labor because the employer was delaying the process. Now, the employee has a 30-day grace period during which he is searching for a new job. Can the employer file a case or issue a travel ban?

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 UAE government introduced the new Unemployment Insurance Law under the Federal Decree-Law No. 13 of 2022 Concerning the Unemployment Insurance Scheme for Unemployed People. The law aims at providing a sort of financial support in case of unemployment for a brief period, probably to help employees who got terminated find another job and avoid failing in other financial obligations.

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).

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.