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Complaining to the employer regarding working hours
Hi.
I am working in the client side and my company did not say during joining I have to work 6 days in a week, 5 days at the client side and 1 day in office. My client is working only 5 days.
I did not read the full offer letter while signing, as I assumed that office time will be the same as the client's side. I am working on a 6-month contract, renewed basically.
Now, they are calling me every Saturday to do work for him only. I don't want to do this. Now, my visa is stamped, after 2 months working.
Please help me out, how can I convey to them not to call me on Saturday? Or how can I take the help of the labour office in this case?
Dear Sir,
Thank you for getting in touch with me on this.
I completely sympathise with your position. Can you please tell me if anything regarding work timings is mentioned in your labour contract?
Please note that as per the UAE Labour Law, an employer cannot make an employee work for beyond 48 hours. If the labour contract is silent on this point, then there is a very little that you can do.
Further, you are not obliged to work from some other office. You should work from the office which has given you the visa i.e. the employer's office and not the client's office.
If you are forced to work from the client's office or work beyond 48 hours a week, then you must complain at the labour department on this issue.
I trust you will find this appropriate and redress your queries.
Feel free to get in touch with me.
Regards,
Hari Wadhwana
052-9495731
