Q: I have a case in court awaiting judgement for a bank loan case of 35'000dh. What will be the punishment I am going to face?

Q: I was working for Etihad Airways as cabin crew. I got fired last March so I couldn't pay my loan to the bank. I tried to find a job but I was not lucky. However, when I came back home, a hotel in Dubai sent me an offer letter. But the bank sent me a notice about legal action. If I don't pay the last 4 months I will be facing a big problem with the court. What should I do? Please advise.

Q: My husband filed a labor complaint in court and the demand was 200,000 AED including the delayed salary (6months)+gratuity+reimbursement claim for medical insurance under company + immigration fine due to the failure of renewing his visa. The court judgment is only 46,000 and his salary as per contract is 9,000 while the current salary where most of the delays were made is 12,000 AED. What is the basis of judgement in your opinion? Did they base it on BASIC SALARY for the delayed + gratuity? Do we need to appeal against the court decision, because we are afraid that we might lose even this money as we cannot afford to hire a lawyer? Moreover, we paid the immigration fine of 10,000 AED from our pocket as they said it has nothing to do with the case. Can you please enlighten because of what his company did to us lead us to lending money and we are expecting at least to get the 6 months full salary + gratuity and the fines that we pay for overstay due to this company.

Q: Hello. I am working in a company in Abu Dhabi for more than one year now, and my pending salaries have not been paid for more than four months. Every time I ask them about the salary, they just tell me to wait. I even have WPS, but no money comes in there too. I have told the owner of my company many times. They just delay from week to week. Kindly help me and tell me what should I do next. I am in a lot of trouble already. Thank you.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I currently have a lot of debts piling up. I was making payments on time for months. But for the last 3-6 months' Salary has been delayed in arriving in my account. When it does arrive it is not the full amount its less than 50%. This problem has led to me missing payments. Delay in payments and paying further interest rates. But now I'm at my limit and I don't think I will be able to make the payments or get back on track unless I get all the money that is owed to me. I have highlighted my problem to the company but they have ignored my points and stated they are going through a bit of trouble. I tried looking for another job but the market is bad. I'm now getting emails from banks about security cheque deposits and travel ban. If I do get a travel ban and the cheque bounces, what happens? Can I still work to make payments or is that the judge's call? Please advise

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 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 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).