Q: One of our staff robbed our signed cheques which were kept in our office drawer and encashed two cheques so far and two signed cheques are still with him. We are overseas in the UK at the moment and our office is in Dubai. We lodged a police complaint so far. How can we stop that person from going out of the country?

Q: Hi, I'm going to open a criminal case in Dubai at the police station or through prosecution against an employee who committed fraud in our company. Usually, the police or court ask for a legal auditor report. I would like to know if the legal auditor report is made by an unapproved auditor or accounting company, and then when I submit it to the police, will they accept it?

Q: I am asking on behalf company. We had an employee who was the director of operations. He introduced a lady to our company that she will get us a big project and we need to pay her AED 250000 as a consultation fee. We were hesitant, but as he said he was confident we trusted him and agreed finally. The lady took our money and absconded to India. We went through India and filed a police case there and ever since this issue happened the director of operations wanted to somehow move out of the company and showed disinterest in work. Finally, he wants us to cancel his visa and says he will not help us recover or even help us with the police case. Now we doubt if he has got a benefit out of this deal as he is forcing us to cancel his visa. Kindly help us if we can file a police complaint against him.

When an employee or employer mentions legal issues related to their labour relationship, the first question to be raised is: do you have a limited or unlimited labour contract? We try here to shed light on the relevant provisions of the limited and unlimited contracts in the UAE labour law pertaining to resignation, termination of employment, notice period and calculation of the end of service benefits.

This article intends to give a brief idea of corporate crime, how it happens in the corporate world, the relevance of choosing the right legal action and mechanism.

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 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.

According to this Decree, tentative approval to admit a foreign worker for the purpose of employment in the UAE cannot be granted until an Employment Offer that conforms with the Standard Employment Contract is duly signed by the employee and presented to the Ministry of Labour.

By this Decree Ministry of Labour of the UAE has removed the six-month labour ban for those who changed the job before completing two years of service. Labour ban will be still applicable for workers that qualify for skill level 4 and 5 under various circumstances.

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.