Q: I moved from the UAE to Germany under the same company after working 7 years in service in Dubai. The company asked me to sign a letter to waiver my gratuity… A: You signed the documents. In fact didn't receive them, you may still submit a complaint to the ministry of labor, to receive your dues…

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How to claim my EOSB if I moved with the same company from the UAE to Germany?

I moved from the UAE to Germany under the same company after working 7 years in service in Dubai. Before I moved, I asked for my gratuity.

The company refused because it seems that the gratuity is payable on termination only, not on transfer within the same company.

The company asked me to sign a letter to waiver my gratuity in exchange for "years of seniority" in Germany of the same years that I served in Dubai.

Did I make a mistake when I signed that letter? Is this normal?

"Years of seniority" means nothing actually.

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Maryam Ali Saleh Hayyaz

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23 Jun 2022, 22:31

Dear Questioner,

Even if you signed the documents, but in fact didn't receive them, you may still submit a complaint to the ministry of labor, to receive your dues.

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23 Jun 2022, 22:33

Thank you for your reply, Maryam,

What about the "Gratuity is payable on the termination only"?

Is this in the law?

23 Jun 2022, 23:05

There is no such a term in the law, but the full-time foreign worker, who completed a year or more in continuous service, shall be entitled to end-of-service benefits at the end of his service.

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How to claim my EOSB if I moved with the same company from the UAE to Germany?