Q: Hello Madam Hopefully, it’s a beautiful morning over there. I would like to know how to help my sister who’s stuck there in the UAE over absconding from work. It was a family emergency whereby the employer accepted her to travel back to Uganda, unfortunately, the pandemic had started. On reaching the airport, she had some missing paperwork to travel related to COVID-19 tried to reach her boss but he couldn’t help her. So she tried to reach out to her friend. But when she tried to get the full paperwork, her employer had filed an absconding case on her visa and she couldn’t travel back home.

Q: Is there a ban on free zone visa who left on an emergency but didn't report back? Can the employer file an immigration ban for free zone visa?

Q: Hello. I just want to ask about my status in the UAE. I left Dubai without the permission of my boss because of a family emergency. I left Dubai 3 months ago (December 2019) and as per PRO they (employer) already filed the absconding case on me. Now I want to come back to the UAE. Will I have a problem at the airport? Hope to hear from you about this matter.

Q: Dear sir/madam, One of our employees has not reported to work for 7 consecutive days and we are unsure of any whereabouts. Can we file an absconding report? What are the fees and implications for the employer? Do we need to pay WPS and gratuity if the employee returns? The employee has been working with the company for over a year now.

Q: My employee went to India for emergency leave without informing us (we came to know only after calling him why he is not at work and admit that he is already in India). He said he will come back last Feb 12 but up until now, he did not show up and it's been almost 1.5 months. He has under 1 year of service, his visa started last August 2022 and his leave was last Jan 6, 2023. How are we able to cancel him and what is the procedure? Thank you.

Q: Can the employer report absconding if an employee goes to their home country on leave but does not come back to UAE?

An interview-format article covering the topic of filing an employment court case 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.

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.