Q: Hi, I have been working in the same company in Dubai for around 5 years. As I got a better opportunity, I gave resignation. In between my notice period, I came to know that I am pregnant. Due to my health problem, I completed only 17 days of my notice period as I was bedridden, and as per the doctor's advice, I came back to India. It has been now 2 months and my employer did not cancel my visa or pay for my settlement including 1 month's salary. As I am in India, I don't know how to move legally in the UAE. Thank you!

Q: Hi, I hope you can give me some advice and guidance relating to visa cancellation and departing the UAE. I am currently employed, by a global company, in the UAE. I have been based between Dubai and Europe, I have not exceeded 6 months outside the UAE during that period. My current visa expires on 16/10/22. I have taken an offer to transfer to Europe permanently. I have suggested I transfer on the date my current visa expires - 16/10. Do I need to return to the UAE for visa cancellation or, can my employer, as a sponsor, cancel the visa online? Regarding gratuities, as I understand it, the UAE law is that they must pay this to me before the cancellation of my visa. Can I elect where those gratuities are paid? I would prefer for the final salary and gratuities to be paid to my account in Europe, can I request or insist on this? Thanks a lot in advance for your help or guidance on this topic!

Q: Dear questioner, I haven't received my gratuity from my ex-company. It has been more than a year that I have written communication with them promising to pay me by settlement installments. I am outside the UAE and I need a lawyer to handle and attend court cases until I receive my full settlement.

An interview-format article covering the topic of employment in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. In this article, Ludmila informs readers what they should do and where they should go if they have not been paid by their employer.

With the introduction of the new procedures for obtaining a power of attorney (POA) remotely in the UAE, after it was mandatory to appear in person in front of the notary public as a global rule to ensure the identity and intention of the person requesting a POA, we put between your hands this brief guide for how you get it done.

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.

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.

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.

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).