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?

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?

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

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

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?

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?

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

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.

An interview-format article covering the topic of filing an employment court case in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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 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).

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 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.