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6 available 6 • View allSeeking to increase the basic salary in offer letter
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Q: Once we receive the offer letter, for example, if our salary is 6000 and a basic pay is 2000, do we have the right to ask an employer for raising the basic pay?
What if he rejects our request?

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Mandatory restriction on probation time and extension
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Q: I am working with a renewed company.
In my offer letter, it's clearly written I will be placed under 6 months probation period, and after that, my salary will increase.
But now 10 months are about to end and they didn't increase my salary. I got an email that they extended my probation period for 3 months.
I performed very well as compared to other staff.
Kindly guide me, what should I do?
Thanks.

Jun 16, 2019
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Legal action and procedures against the employer for the non-payment of salary
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Q: I am working for a company set up in Fujairah Creative City, they have a branch in Dubai.
My contract is with Fujairah Creative City of AED 10,000/month, however, I got a raise a year ago to AED 15,000/month.
I have the company contract showing this amount and a salary certificate from the company showing this amount.
My employer has not paid me for 4 months now.
Do I need to give notice to my employer?
How do I recuperate these funds?
Will I be able to work for another company if I have an ongoing dispute?
If I am not able to work for another company due to an ongoing dispute, and the company representative does not attend the court hearings and delay the judgement, can I file for damages?
And what will be the compensation amount for these damages based on?
At what stage is the travel ban imposed on the shareholders/partners, as I fear they might leave the country?
Will I be able to recuperate the dues owed to me if the company files for bankruptcy?

Jun 23, 2021
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When is my salary increase effective? Labor contract vs. approval date
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Q: Hi,
I joined the company on June 26, 2021. The general manager approved my salary increase on June 28, 2023. My labor contract ends on July 12, 2023.
The HR manager applied my salary increase starting in August 2023. Is this allowed?
Or should it be applicable in July 2023?
Does the labor contract affect the date of the increment?

Aug 7, 2023
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Hourly rate increase not honored after 12 weeks, what can I do?
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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
I have been working for a recruitment agency and I was told that my hourly rate would go up after 12 weeks.
I was also given a handout that said this. However, they are now telling me that to get the higher rate, I have to have been in the same placement for 12 weeks.
I wasn't told this and it's not on the handout.

Aug 15, 2023
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Can my employer demand repayment of salary after acknowledging an increase?




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Q: Hello,
I currently work for an American company based out of the US, but my contract is through a legal entity in the UAE.
I received a salary increase last December. I had to sign a salary increase document. I have been getting paid that salary since. Now the company has a registered entity in the UAE.
While they were reviewing the financials to transfer our contracts from the current local entity to the new one, HR claims they made a mistake, stating that I have been overpaid. They are asking me to revert to my previous salary and pay back the extra money I received.
I have the signed contracts and the emails where they are admitting that error.
Note that the new salary has been submitted to the involuntary loss of job insurance, and I have also applied for a bank loan using the new salary, providing certificates from my current local employer with that salary to secure the loan.
Thanks!





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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.
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Due to personal circumstances changing, we are no longer leaving Dubai and would like to cancel Form F.
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A client of mine used our consulting services online and is refusing to pay. Despite multiple reminders, she still has not made the payment. What legal action can I take against her?
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Tenant damaged property, deposit insufficient; how to claim compensation? 0
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A tenant damaged the property I recently purchased upon their eviction, and the security deposit does not cover all of the damages.
I would like to know how I can take action against the tenant. Does any proof need to be submitted? If yes, what proofs are required since I bought an already tenanted property?
What is the timeframe and process to seek compensation for the damages?
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Is it legal for a landlord to cut DEWA before the rental court verdict? 0
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I was supposed to renew my rental contract in early February, but due to harassment and threats, we agreed in rental court that we would settle and move out.
Now, while awaiting the verdict, the landlord has gone ahead and canceled DEWA.
What can I do? Isn’t that illegal?
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Can a civil case delay my deportation after a criminal conviction? 0
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I have leased out a shop in Dubai, but due to huge financial losses and my husband's job loss, I can't afford to pay the rent. Meanwhile, my landlord has filed a case for eviction and payment of rent.
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My employer fired me under Article 44 for not showing up for work for 7 days in a row. But that’s not the case at all. I was sick and the management was aware and they let me go.
I went to another country to get treatment because it’s expensive in Dubai. My employer did not pay me my salary for the month I worked and fired me.
I have official sick leave from another country and there is correspondence where my employer sent me to another country for treatment.
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How to make the seller hand over the tenant's security deposit to the buyer upon completing a sale? 0
Should the seller in Dubai hand over their tenant's security deposit to the buyer upon completing a sale?
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How to cancel the MoU to buy an apartment with the broker if the bank did not approve the loan? 0
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I have a situation where I signed an MoU and gave my security deposit to the seller's agent. However later, the bank valuation of the property is lower than the selling price.
On my MoU, it has a clause that “the buyer has a right to cancel/negotiate if the bank valuation is not the same as MoU.” I tried to negotiate, however, we didn't agree on the price so I asked to cancel.
Now the agent is threatening me that they will not cancel the MoU and that will deposit my cheque. Later I also came to know that the person I am dealing with is not the same person whose name is mentioned as a broker in the MoU.
The agent I am dealing with is constantly messaging me with threats. I decided not to speak to him and instead, I wrote an email to the broker whose name is mentioned on the MoU but received no response.
I am on a very tight timeline as I need to vacate my apartment in 3 weeks, I found another unit but I don't know if I can pursue this while the initial MoU still not canceled.
Please, I need advice.
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