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6 available 6 • View allFiling a labor case for salary delay and forcing resignation
Q: My employer refused to pay salary (more than 3 months). Whenever I asked for the salary he told me to look for another job.
He is also forcing me to submit resignation letter and telling me: "cancel your visa by yourself".
Can I take legal action against this for pending salary? I already filed a case.
Jun 6, 2018
1930
Redundancy and constructive dismissal
Q: Hello there,
I have been informed by my employer for 34 months, that my position is no longer required in our Dubai free zone office.
I was employed in 2014 to take up a Dubai-based position and I was informed that I would be taking over a Middle East Director in two years.
They have asked that I relocate to the UK in 3 months to take up the same position, they have given me 1 week to accept this offer.
Given that there is no mobility clause in my employment contract and offer letter, would I be within my right to refuse this offer on the grounds that it is unreasonable as we now know that it would take us (a family of 4 with 2 children) longer than 3 months to plan and move the family back to the UK?
What rights do I have if my employer were to make my position redundant, would I have grounds to sue for constructive dismissal as my performance has never been in question?
Jul 3, 2017
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Arbitrary termination of a labor contract
Q: My 2-year limited term contract in Dubai was terminated after 4 months due to my company downsizing; am I entitled to "without cause" termination compensation as per Federal Labour Law article 115?
My former employer says "no" as they had not managed to finalise my work visa, however, I cannot see that this is relevant as there was a UAE employment contract in place.
Dec 25, 2016
1016
فصل من العمل بعد انتهاء فترة الاختبار 
س: السلام عليكم
أنا أداوم بشركة في دبي تحت فترة الاختبار ال6 أشهر وانتهت اليوم.
قاموا بفصلي بعد مرو ال6 أشهر على أنني غير مؤهل للعمل، مع العلم أنني حائز على درجة بكالوريوس ومعي 25 شهادة أخرى ولدي ما يقارب 11 عاماً خبرة وأنني كنت أفضل موظف بهذه الفترة إلى درجة استغراب الزملاء لفصلي.
وسبب فصلي لأنني لم أوافقه الرأي وقد قام بشتمي عدة مرات شفاهةً وأنا معه وحيداً وليس لدي أي شهود، ومرة واحدة على الواتس اب ولا يزال ذلك الكلام معي. الرجاء نصيحتي لكي آخذ حقي منه.
وشكراً
Apr 28, 2019
243
حقوق العامل لدى صاحب العمل في حالة الفصل التعسفي
س: السلام عليكم
أنا أداوم بشركة في دبي تحت فترة الاختبار ال6 أشهر وانتهت اليوم.
قاموا بفصلي بعد مرو ال6 أشهر على أنني غير مؤهل للعمل، مع العلم أنني حائز على درجة بكالوريوس ومعي 25 شهادة أخرى ولدي ما يقارب 11 عاماً خبرة وأنني كنت أفضل موظف بهذه الفترة إلى درجة استغراب الزملاء لفصلي.
وسبب فصلي لأنني لم أوافقه الرأي وقد قام بشتمي عدة مرات شفاهةً وأنا معه وحيداً وليس لدي أي شهود، ومرة واحدة على الواتس اب ولا يزال ذلك الكلام معي. الرجاء نصيحتي لكي آخذ حقي منه.
وشكراً
Apr 28, 2019
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Can the medical insurance be issued for employees on a part-time contract?
Q: We would like to inquire whether medical insurance can be issued for employees on a partial contract, who work 20 hours a week, with a two-year work permit.
If this is permissible, could you please share the relevant article or regulation?
Thank you in advance!
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Jan 2, 2025
143
Legal blog
2 available 2 • View allكيفية احتساب مكافأة نهاية الخدمة في الإمارات العربية المتحدة
سوف نستهدف هنا الوصول إلى كيفية احتساب مكافأة نهاية الخدمة بما يتماشى مع ما نص عليه قانون العمل في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة وما دأب عليه القضاء فيها، إضافة إلى طرح تعاريف الألفاظ التي أوردها القانون، للوصول إلى نتيجتين: الأولى؛ ما هو الأساس الذي تحتسب عليه مكافأة نهاية الخدمة، والثانية؛ كيفية احتساب حدها الأقصى.
Jan 30, 2020
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An Overview of the New UAE Labor Law and Recent Amendments of 2024
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.
Sep 10, 2024
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Laws & Regulations
3 available 3 • View allFederal Law No. (8) of 1980 Concerning the Regulation of Labor Relations
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.
Apr 20, 1980
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Ministerial Decree No. (765) of 2015 On Rules and Conditions for the Termination of Employment Relations
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.
Sep 27, 2015
12459
Federal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2021 On the Regulation of Labor Relations
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).
Sep 20, 2021
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Hello sir,
I have been working for 1 year and 6 months in a restaurant without a vacation. Due to my health, I had resigned, and when receiving my payment, they had deducted 4200 for the visa.
Please I want to know if it is allowed to pay for the visa.
Thank you!
Mar 15, 2021
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Is it legal to invest in a crowdfunding outside the UAE?
Regarding investment in a UK-based crowdfunding platform from the UAE
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Filing a case for wrongfully encashing a guarantee cheque
3 years back I had given a post-dated cheque as a guarantee to a person whom I had to pay the money.
In 3 years time before the due date of the post-dated cheque, I had paid him partially by cash and cheque for which I have his signed vouchers and the PDC cheque details.
He was supposed to return back my PDC on the due date and collect the balance amount that was around AED 4000. The cheque value was AED 115,000.
On the due date, he demanded more money from me and when I refused, he bounced the cheque and filed a cheque bounce case.
He said I gave him a cheque of a closed bank account when he asked the money back and claimed the full amount. I was arrested and had to pay the fine for the cheque bounce case.
With the agreement I have with me and the payment voucher proof, can I sue him back for the false accusation?
And can I claim compensation for spoiling my name and image?
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