Q: Hello, What should I do if it has been two months but still I haven't received my December 2017 salary? In addition, it seems like my company is not doing anything to pay my salary. Kindly give me some advice about it, since I'm just new here in the UAE.

Q: Sir. I am working in a restaurant as a food supervisor. I was working in a restaurant in Dubai, where I got an AED 5000 salary. A managing director of a restaurant in Abu Dhabi asked me to join his restaurant. That time he offered me a salary of AED 7000, so I resigned from my job in the Dubai restaurant. After I joined the Abu Dhabi restaurant, he mentioned in my labour contract AED 4500 salary only. That time he said above AED 5000 salary I have to pay more amount for the insurance, and the remaining balance amount he will give cash or cheque. So, I signed the contract. After that, he did not pay my salary properly. I was working around 11 months, but he paid only 6 months. In these 6 months, he also paid my basic salary only (in my contract, the basic salary is AED 3500 and other allowances are AED 1000, in total salary is AED 4500). Now, he is saying that he's not going to pay because I bring losses to his business. So please help me with this situation, Sir.

Q: My employer is constantly delaying the payment of salary. I don't want to spoil the relationship with him, but I want to know if his actions are legal and if he could pay the parts of salary throughout the whole month. Salary in our company is paid by cash only. As I don't have a copy of the employment contract, I can't say whether anything is written concerning the terms of salary payment or not. How can I avoid this and what are my rights?

س: السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته، أعمل نجارًا وقد اتفقت على أجر 120 فى اليوم، وحينما أتيت من بلدي، خُصِمت مني 8 آلاف درهم تكاليف الفيزا. بعد ذلك صار الأجر 80 درهم فى اليوم. العقد الرسمي 1300 في الصرافة وباقي الحساب بينه وبين الكفيل. حدثت بعد ذلك مشاكل مع الكفيل ولم أذهب إلى العمل لمدة شهرين ورفعت شكوى عمالية أطالب فيها بالأشهر غير المدفوعة وهم 6 أشهر وثمن الإقامة 8 آلاف درهم. هل ستحكم المحكمة بالرواتب؟ هل ستحكم لي المحكمة بتكاليف الفيزا؟ وما المدة التي تستغرقها المحكة؟ وهل يمكنني توكيل محامى؟ وما التكاليف؟ آسف على الإطالة! شكرًا!

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.

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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).