Q: Kindly advise if the company is obliged to pay to the employee the cost of air ticket back to home country upon his resignation.

Q: Hi, My company decided to sell it to a different owner, they said it's up to us if we want to stay on our job. If we choose to stay, they will cancel our visa and the new owner will process a new visa but we will pay all the expenses for processing a visa, Emirates ID and medical...etc. So I volunteered not to continue working with them. I have been with the company for 7 months. They give us a notice a month ago. Am I capable to get compensation from our previous company? Please let me know, as I'll be jobless soon. Hoping for your kind advice so I know my rights.

Q: Kindly advise if the company (Dubai based) is obliged to pay the employee the cost of an air ticket back home country upon resignation. It's a limited contract and the notice period was served, but the employee didn't finish the contract (worked for 11 months & 20 days only).

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My contract mentions that the employee is entitled to excess XXkg of baggage claim or air/sea/land shipment of equivalent cost. Does this mean that I can convert this to bring my luggage using cargo as long as it does not exceed the same rate as air travel?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I finished my contract and asked my boss to pay for my ticket back home upon visa cancellation. He gave me the money after I confirmed that I was not going to stay in the UAE. At that time, I was looking for a job in different Gulf countries. A couple of days before leaving the UAE, I was offered a job in Dubai and accepted it. I left and went back a month later and got my new visa after two months. Now, my former employer wants me to return the money for the ticket. He insists that I have no right to a repatriation ticket because I didn't leave forever and came back. He threatened to pursue legal action if I refused to return the money. He considers this fraud. Is there anything in the UAE Labor Law Article 131 that obliges the employee to leave forever? What are the chances that my boss opens a case against me?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, An employee is hospitalized and unconscious for more than a month. His basic medical insurance covers his medical expenses. Is it the employer's responsibility to pay for their repatriation expenses, or is it the responsibility of the insurance or embassy?

Q: Hi, Sir According to UAE labor law, is the employee entitled to an air ticket with an annual leave salary?

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.