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8 available 8 • View allHow many times can the company appeal a labor court judgment?


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Q: I am an employee of a mainland company in Dubai. I won a partial labor case of AED 145,000 then the company submitted an appeal and got rejected by the court.
I got the final judgment and filed labor execution. The court sent a notice of 15 days which has passed and my company filed a petition to review the labor for my main case, and in the last hearing, the court asked me to reply which I will submit.
My question is: how many times can the company appeal like this? And what are the chances this petition court will reject as well and follow the last 2 judgments issued by the court?



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Execution of a labour judgement to ensure payment of dues
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Q: My company is based in Abu Dhabi and some of our employees in Dubai were terminated last year (September, October, November 2018).
We employees approached MOHRE and out of 4 times, only 2 times the company PRO attended. And since the company was unwilling to settle the EOSB or even salaries, the matter was transferred to the court.
Since May, salaries were not paid to employees. For the first 2-3 persons, the court had released a judgement and no appeal was done by the company.
And even after the execution stage, the company is unwilling to pay money to those employees. To certain employees, the company started sending lawyers and delayed hearings and appealed twice thus delaying things.
One employee's health condition was not good and he submitted medically unfit documents to the court but nothing happened till date. The company has a branch in Dubai and these employees are under Dubai.
How can the money be collected?

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What should you do after you get a judgment in your favor to get your dues?

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Q: I am here for some help with a labor appeal case in Dubai Courts.
My employer failed to pay my final settlement and last month's wages, so I filed a lawsuit in a Dubai court.
The court generated a judgment in my favor after hearing my case. I moved on with the execution, and the Dubai court sent me an email that read something like this:
"The authorities must take the initiative to implement this bond and take action according to it, and they must help to implement it, even if it is forced when asked to do so. The judge's decision will be implemented within five working days."
Yet for the following 15 days, nothing happened.
Please help


Mar 29, 2023
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How long does it take the court for disbursement labor dues after payment by the employer?



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Q: Hi there,
I have a labor case that has been ruled in my favor. I filed an execution case & the employer paid the outstanding balance to the court.
I requested disbursement and this has been accepted. I have given the court my IBAN & account info.
How long does disbursement take?
Thanks




May 18, 2023
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How can I claim the remaining amount of labor judgement from the court?

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Q: Hi.
The court ruled on my labor case AED 12900 on 27 Dec 2023. On 11 Jan 2024 after the Final Ruling, I filed to enforced execution.
My employer has deposited 10900 holding 2000. Every time I visit Al Adheed Center they use to say It's under process or I have to refile paying AED 30.
Still, I haven't received any amount until now.
What should I do to get the amount?


Mar 1, 2024
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How to get my labor judgement payment released if it has already been paid to the court?




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Q: I have an ongoing labor case which is currently in the execution phase and the court has already received the pending amount.
The final judgment came on May 3rd, so I want to understand when can I expect to get the amount and how long I am eligible to stay in UAE.
I am still on my employer's visa. What if I cancel the visa, is there any grace period in this situation or that would have been exhausted by now?





Jun 6, 2024
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How long does it take for the court to release funds deposited in the court's treasury?




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Q: Dear Lawyers,
How long does it take for the Dubai court to release funds deposited in the court's treasury?





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Sep 5, 2024
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How long does a Dubai Court Treasury transfer take after a Commercial Execution request?




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Q: Good day,
How long does it take for the money from the Dubai Court Treasury to be transferred to the appellant’s IBAN account after a request in Commercial Execution?
It has been one month since the payment from the bank was transferred to the treasury, and six days since I requested that amount to be transferred to me.
The process is taking too long, and it is unfair to my livelihood.





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Dec 18, 2024
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