Q: Good afternoon. I am on an unlimited contract in Abu Dhabi, working at a private company. I've been here for 5 months, now I submitted my resignation letter to my boss last May 18 as he wanted to put me on commission-based payment. I asked for a reduction of salary letter or any letter stating that I will be on a commission basis. He doesn't want to give me and wants me to reimburse the money he has put in my bank account. He wants me to pay for the visa costs. He is also holding my passport. I have filed a complaint on MOHRE about this on May 18. Then he received a message about the complaint and instructed me to leave. On May 19, I received a call from MOHRE and we settled and I withdrew the complaint. I went back to work to do the 1-month notice but he refused. He is threatening me that I was absent since May 18. He doesn't want me to work there, he deleted my work email. I was at the office on May 22 but he refused to accept me so I called MOHRE about my case and they reactivate my complaint again.

Q: Good day, I resigned from my current employer within the probation period as I got another offer. Now my current employer has held my salary for 45 days stating it is visa cost. Also, they are not releasing my passport. Kindly suggest what can I do.

Q: Dear sir/madam, I submitted my resignation and I'm about to complete 30 days' notice period (I work under an unlimited contract). My management is not ready to relieve me and will not cancel my visa. What can I do? I have to join the new company on Jan, 5th.

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.

An interview-format article covering the topic of an employer demanding to hold an employees passport. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of LAWGICAL with LYLAW.

An interview-format article covering the topic of employment in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. In this article, Ludmila informs readers what they should do and where they should go if they have not been paid by their employer.

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 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.

This Decree sets the rules and conditions for the termination of fixed-term (limited) or unlimited (not term-bound) employment contract between employer and worker in the United Arab Emirates.