Q: I am working in a construction company as an engineer with a limited contract visa. Now, there is a 4-month salary pending, Due to this, I am facing a huge financial crisis. I got a better opportunity, I had given my resignation to the current employer. They didn't even reply to my resignation letter regarding when they should release me. What should I do now? If they don't release me, I will lose my new job offer!

Q: Hello I have been working for a company in Dubai for 3 years, and in the current year, the company didn't pay salaries. Overall now, I have 8 months worth of pending salaries + the other end of service benefits. I was chasing them around for months and got tired of it, so I resigned. I filed a complaint against the company, but for 3 weeks the company never reached out for settlement, so finally, I registered a case against the company in court. I am on my husband's visa & my work permit expired months back. What I want to know is: 1. Now that I have registered a court case, what's going to happen next? 2. Will I have to visit court, every time for hearings? 3. I am looking for a new job here, will this court case be any issue in me getting a new job or new employer issuing a new work permit and what can I do to ease the process of new work permit? Appreciate your advice. Thanks, S.

Q: Good evening, I am writing to you in hopes of any help you can provide me. I have worked for a company in Dubai. Last week Aug 3, 2021, I was terminated (well I am not sure if I was terminated, because my visa expired on May 10, 2021, and the employer did not renew it). They asked me not to come to work anymore. On top of that, the employer did not pay June and July salaries (technically I worked with them till Aug 3, 2021). Now, my employer is refusing to pay me any of my end-of-service benefits. I have not received any end-of-service benefits and they are not being cooperative. I am begging for any help you can extend. Even legal advice on my situation will be dearly appreciated. I am appealing to anyone in your office to please help. Moreover, they have my passport with them, and I am staying on fines in the country since my visa has already expired on May 10, 2021. Thank you for taking the time to read this!

Q: Does the company have to pay the end-of-service benefits immediately after visa cancellation? Or do I need to provide proof of leaving the country after cancellation to get my end-of-service benefits?

An interview-format article covering the topic of employment termination without a valid reason in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. Ludmila discusses the aspects of termination, like notice periods, end of service benefits, arbitrary dismissal, unpaid salaries etc.

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.

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.

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.

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).