Q: Hi, I have a labour case in Sharjah Court against my employer. The judge said that my case has been transferred to the "expert service" in the last hearing and I have to pay AED 4000 for that. The next hearing date has been appointed on 25.11.18 and 25.12.18. I am kindly asking you to clarify: 1) What does it mean "labour case transferred to the expert service"? 2) Should I pay AED 4000 for "expert service" if it's optional? As the secretary of the judge explained to me that I can ask the judge not to pay (I do not have money) or partial payment. 3) Can I refund the total amount of "expert service" fee, if I win the case? 4) Will the payment of "expert service" fee affect the court decision or end date?

Q: Good afternoon, My husband filed a labor case against his employer due to nonpayment of salary and gratuity. Last Sept, he received the decision in his favor. Last week, he received a call from someone from Dubai court asking him to come today at 7 am to discuss his case. When he was there, they showed him a paper to sign that he has to pay court fees, an amount about Dhs. 1,700, not sure the exact but less than 2,000.00. Is the labor/employee exempted from paying court fees?

Q: Are the labour court fees mandatory? Our lawyer filed the case for us in Fujairah and now the court wants us to pay AED 5000. We asked our lawyer to waive the court fees for the case but after 2 weeks, we followed up and the secretary of the lawyer said to us that the court cannot waive the fees. Our co-workers did not pay any fees in Abu Dhabi and Dubai courts where they filed their cases and now most of them received their judgment. Because of this, we are having second thoughts of our lawyer. There has been no progress since we provided our documents and SPA 6 weeks ago. Are court fees really mandatory to be paid? The secretary of the lawyer said to us the case will not push through if we will not pay. The thing is we did not receive 4.5 months of salary and the court fees are much of a burden to add. Thank you.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, Decision: The court ruled in its presence to reject the case and obligated the filer to pay fees and expenses. A case was filed against me. Can somebody explain if I have won or lost? And if I have won, is there a way to claim my expenses?

Q: Hello, How can I be exempted from paying the 5% court fee, and where should I go to apply?

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 law promulgates UAE Civil Procedures Code (Civil Procedure Law) which governs civil procedures in the United Arab Emirates, including the prosecution before the courts, litigation and execution.

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.

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).