Q: Hi, My employer has not paid my salary for the last 4 months. He has asked me to leave the country and stay at home till he pays the dues. I want to leave Dubai with proper cancellation of my work visa and labour contract after receiving my unpaid salary and EOSB at the earliest possible. I don’t want to file a court case since I have received another job offer. Is it possible to file a labour complaint to cancel the visa and labour contract and get unpaid wages then leave Dubai? Is there any possibility of a travel ban? Thanks and regards

Q: My friend was working in a Hamriyah Free Zone company for two years. His contract expiry date is 13th Aug 2021. He has requested not to renew his contract further as his company has not paid his salary for 8 months.

Q: Labor Case I have not been paid 4+ months in salaries of 40,500. I have served in the company 5.8+ years to date. I am due to pending salaries, leave salaries for 51 days, gratuity and a personal balance of 54,000. My present company has been sold to another company and I have been requested to continue my job at a lower salary and demoted from my current position of General Manager which are terms of arbitrary termination. I have refused to sign stating I will not do so until my pending salaries and dues are settled. They have not terminated me nor have I resigned from my current position as I believe they are not legally authorized too. They have not transferred the TL to their names yet. However, they are sitting in our office and making transactions on behalf of the company and operating the bank accounts. The previous owner is unreachable both by email and phone. As per the above, what are my options to claim?

Q: Good day! I would like to seek advice regarding my situation. I am currently employed by a Freezone company under a limited contract valid until October 2024. The issue is that they haven’t paid our salaries for 5 months (since February 2024). We have been receiving monthly promises that they will pay and settle the amounts, but we haven't received anything. I tried talking to the management and sent them emails, and they again promised that they will settle everything in 2 months. I want to know my rights and if it is possible to leave without the notice period since they are already in breach of contract. Additionally, is it better to complain to MOHRE immediately before my resignation, or should I wait for the 2 months they promised? Thank you for the insights!

The UAE has mainly the 3 sectors which have their employment laws, like the laws of companies under MOHRE (governed by Federal Law no. (8) of 1980 Labour Law, Domestic works govern under Federal Law no. (10) of 2017 On Domestic Workers and Free Zone companies governed by their specific employment laws.

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