Q: My case status is "set for judgment". What does it mean? I have a labor case in Dubai court. My employer didn't attend a single hearing!

Q: I have a case against a company for pending invoices. However, I couldn't attend the case hearing. Now the case status is showing "set for judgment". What does that mean?

Q: I filed a case against my employer for my salary in court. My amount is 20,000. How much time the execution court takes after the final judgement? What would I do after the final judgement? They didn't appear in any hearing and they cancelled me before submitting the case. Now I am overstayed in UAE. What is the procedure to remove the fine? Thanks!

Q: I have a labour case set for judgement soon. I did not get the opportunity to submit certain documents and in the last hearing was not asked any questions by the judge about the case. Do the judges ask questions about claims that have been made if they have doubts before judgement? And will I be able to submit further documents if requested by the court?

Q: What happens if a person doesn't show up for a court hearing in a money case even though he has been notified by the court? If, for some reason, he doesn't attend, will the court give the judgment in his absence, or will they postpone the hearing?

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.

This Decree sets the rules and conditions for the termination of fixed-term (limited) or unlimited (not term-bound) employment contract between employer and worker in the United Arab Emirates.

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).