Q: FORGED SIGNATURE ON LABOUR CANCELLATION The labour card/work permit of my friend was cancelled without his knowledge. He learnt that he was cancelled when he checked in Tasheel Centre. This is very clear that his employer forged his signature on the Labour Cancellation Application. How to file a complaint and where he will report it, directly to the police or through MOHRE?

Q: My company terminated my contract 6 days before the probation period ended. They owe me 1 month's salary (AED 10,000) and are forcing me to sign the visa cancellation paper before giving me my dues. What do I do?

Q: Dear Sir, I am working for a company. They had submitted a labour contract without my knowledge. They got fake signature mentioning only 500 as a basic salary for a job of sales, while I am working as a business development executive in the company. They also charged me for the visa. I had evidence & documents to prove my claim. I am waiting for my probation period till February 2019, while I got another offer from another company. My labour contract is an unlimited term with a probation period of 6 months. Can I switch my job now or should I wait till my probation period?

Q: Can the employer cancel an employment visa without the knowledge of the employee?

Q: My employer forged my signature to cancel my visa he charged me AED 4500. I reported it to labour. Can I go ahead to report to the police?

Q: I am working for a company. They had submitted a labour contract without my knowledge. They got a fake signature mentioning only 500 as a basic salary for a job of sales, while I am working as a business development executive in the company. They also charged me for the visa. I have evidence & documents to prove my claim. I am waiting for my probation period till February 2019, while I got another offer from another company. My labour contract is limited-term. Will I face a 1-year ban or I can to transfer my visa to another company?

س: السلام عليكم ورحمة الله، أعمل في فندق بأبو ظبي، وبسبب مشاكل صغيرة تلقيت من المدير ورقة الفصل من العمل. لم أوقع وفي اليوم التالي عندما كنت في الدوام، أحضر لي المدير بعض أفراده ممن يشتغلون في الشرطة لكي أخاف وأوقع على الورقة ولم أوقع لمدة ٣ أيام متتابعة يحضرون لي الشرطة ولا أوقع. بعد ذلك طلب المدير من حراس الأمن منعي من دخول الفندق. لم أستلم رواتب ولا أي شيء منذ شهر ١٢، كنت أذهب إلى الشغل ويجبروني على الرجوع ويطردونني ويقولون لي سوف نلغي إقامتك حين يفتح الطيران إلى بلدك. بعد ٣ أشهر أو أكثر من العذاب مرضت فيها، تفاجأت أنهم ألغوا بطاقة العمل من طرف الشركة ووقَّع المدير في مكاني ولم أستلم رواتبي. مع العلم أنني كنت أذهب يوميا إلى الفندق وهم يطردونني وكنت أدخل أوقّع مقابل بعض الكاميرات. عندما عرفت أنهم ألغوا بطاقة العمل، ذهبت إلى المدير ولم أخبره أنني أعرف كل شيء. تحايلت عليه وإذا به يعطيني أوراق الإلغاء لكي أمضيها. جميع الأوراق مستندات إلغاء حقيقية وتحمل توقيعه بتاريخ هذا الشهر. أخذت الملف ورحلت وهو معي. ماذا أفعل في هذه الحالة لآخذ حقي؟

There are always conditions where people may fail to provide sufficient documents of a certain business or project they are willing to engage in, so they tend to commit an act of forgery with their documents to meet the requirements. But this act is a crime and it has consequences in law which we will try to cover in this article.

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.

This Law promulgates the Federal Penal Code (Criminal Law) of the United Arab Emirates. Crimes and chastisement punishments shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this Law and other penal codes.

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.

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).