Q: I sold my company four months back in Sharjah, UAE and relocated to India. Now one of my employees who left the company and cancelled the visa prior to the company sale has filed a lawsuit against new owners for which he claims some salary due and a leave salary. I was not aware of dues or not informed by my management team. Who is responsible in this case to settle the due as per law?

Q: I had employed 4 employees who wrongfully filed a case against me in the court for unpaid salaries and gratuities. Due to my negligence, the court has rewarded each of them a certain amount of money. Is it possible to appeal these cases as I have a proof which can be used effectively if given another chance?

Q: My employee filed a case for gratuity and I received a judgment to pay AED 40000 for his 10 years of work. But his annual leave was over 1 month every year and the cancellation request period was 25 days. How can I appeal to the court with these details?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My employee filed a labor complaint against my company to cancel his/her visa and pay the previous two months' salary, which we had already paid but do not have signed proof of. The employee did not give a formal resignation and complained without notice. The contract is limited, and the employee completed the probationary period. It has only been 6-7 months since the employment visa was issued. As a new business, it is a challenge for us to spend more money, and this employee was a waste of our time, effort, and money. How can we move forward with this legally?

Q: Dear Lawyers, One of my employees is harassing me. I am female; she received her salary and then ran away, filing a case against me in labor court. I filed for absconding, but the complaint had already been made, and my fee was wasted. I have WhatsApp messages from her claiming that she will blackmail me. I am a new investor and have no clue what to do. I have no idea about lawyers and what I can do in my favor.

Q: Dear Lawyers, My estranged husband filed a false criminal complaint against me out of revenge. He claims I forged his signature for a car sale that he fully agreed to while in jail in 2022 but now denies out of spite. He was arrested in 2022 on drug trafficking charges and imprisoned at Al Barsha Jail. He agreed to sell our car (registered in his name), so I had a Power of Attorney (POA) drafted, which he signed while in jail. When I attempted to have it notarized, I was informed that the POA had to be processed from jail. I notified him, and he instructed me to proceed with the sale, assuring me he would finalize the paperwork after his release. The buyer, a family friend, took the damaged car (with flat tires, a dead engine, and a dead battery) based on trust and my husband’s verbal agreement. Now that he has been released, he denies agreeing to the sale and is falsely accusing me of forgery because I have refused to meet with him. He has physically abused me multiple times and has used threats of violence against my family to stop me from leaving. Please, I need legal advice on how to fight these false charges.

Q: Hi All, Can we transfer an employee's salary to his wife's bank account? The employee claims that it is a joint bank account, and both husband and wife have their financial commitments linked to this account. Please advise if this is legally allowed.

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.