Q: I was working as a Civil Engineer in an Abu Dhabi based company since this June 2017. In this August, the company gave me suspension and then termination mentioning that I am not meeting their expectation. The company called me to the office in this September to sign the cancellation papers. I told them to pay my salary and I shall come after to sign. When I asked my salary, the company sent me one document mentioning that from the work site some materials were missing and their cost is 30000 AED and it should be paid by me. When I worked there, there were no issues. After 2 months of termination, when I asked my salary they are telling like this: "The cost of these missing items is 30000 AED. So you have to give 22000 AED to the company net amount deducting your salary. Now, we will give you the offer - no need to give this 22000 AED, instead we will not pay your salary." I did not sign the cancellation papers. Now the company opened a complaint in MOHRE Abu Dhabi against me. What should I do?

Q: Dear Ma'am Good day to you, I am working in a company where they didn't pay me for 5 months and I have asked them to do so, in order to leave for marriage on August 26, 2018 (Please note my visa expires on 18/09/2018). But the response from them was swift and fast and they gave me a letter of termination with notice period 30 days. I have refused to sign the letter. The company is not in a position to settle my outstanding salary gratuity and leave salary at the moment, as I have been informed so verbally. So shall I file a case and tell the labour office to hold it till I come back from my marriage, one day before my visa expires? is that possible? Thanks in advance for your advice. Dima

Q: Hi, My employer terminated my fixed term contract (which also has a 30 day notice period). They are ignoring all communication and refusing to pay the outstanding salary and end of service (3 months). They said if this goes to court they will claim financial hardship however the company is still trading. Any advice on options or entitlements? The claim amount is over AED 200k.

Q: What can a person do if a company or consultant from Dubai hires an employee on an employment visa, didn't issue salaries on time and try to cheat him? How can he overcome if they took his passport too?

Q: Dear, I was working with a company as an Electrical Supervisor. My 6 months salary is pending from his side. Due to this, I have resigned on 8 Sept 219 but until now, he did not give me any cancellation paper & also he is not releasing my passport. Please advise me what I do?

Q: If I'm serving the 30 days notice and on the 23rd day the payroll cycle came and all employees received their salaries. Is the employer authorized to suspend the salary till the last working day and include all the amounts in the final settlement?

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.

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