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Six years of service, no pay for five months: What are my legal options?

Good day,

My contract ended yesterday. I have been working with them for six years. I have not taken my annual leave for this year.

Am I entitled to get my paid annual leave?

In addition, I still have four months of unpaid salary with them. For two of those months, we signed a letter stating that they could not provide a salary due to the company's situation, which we understood.

However, my manager told me that she would give me the salary in cash because I was working during those two months.

For the other two months that they did not give us our salary, they asked us to sign photocopied copies of a salary slip just to show that we had already been paid.

We signed them because they were only photocopies and they told us that they needed them to settle things with MOHRE/labor.

In total, including this month, I am owed five months of salary.

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24 Sep 2023, 12:42

Dear Client,

Thanks for your question! I hope you are doing well. I will definitely assist you in this matter.

You may be entitled to your accrued annual leave after your contract ends.

For the unpaid salary of 4 months, contact MOHRE for assistance. Keep records and documents for your case.

For any further legal assistance, you can WhatsApp us. We have an extensive team of knowledgeable and experienced lawyers to provide the legal assistance you need.

We will definitely be happy to help you.

Thanks & Regards,

ABDUL WAHIED

24 Sep 2023, 12:49

Thank you so much!

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25 Sep 2023, 06:00

Dear Questioner,

Yes, you can avail of the unpaid salary as well as get paid for the annual untaken leaves.

25 Sep 2023, 06:01

If they are not willing to provide the same, you may file a complaint to MOHRE.

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