Q: Sir, I have a ban imposed for absconding but I did not abscond. I was terminated and I have the related documents to prove it but my passport was in Dubai Courts for bailing my brother and I have the letter from the court to prove that too. Is there any possibility that I can appeal to lifting my ban and get back to the UAE? I have lived all my life there, finished my school and college then worked for 11 years for the said company that had imposed this ban on me. Kindly advise me on this and please note that my visa is from Sharjah. Thank you

Q: Hello Madam Hopefully, it’s a beautiful morning over there. I would like to know how to help my sister who’s stuck there in the UAE over absconding from work. It was a family emergency whereby the employer accepted her to travel back to Uganda, unfortunately, the pandemic had started. On reaching the airport, she had some missing paperwork to travel related to COVID-19 tried to reach her boss but he couldn’t help her. So she tried to reach out to her friend. But when she tried to get the full paperwork, her employer had filed an absconding case on her visa and she couldn’t travel back home.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, Can a company report an employee as absconding if he cancels the employment but does not leave the country within the grace period? I have already signed an MOL letter from the new company, and my new visa is under process.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My employer filed a false absconding report against me but removed it immediately. Can I still file a complaint against the company?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, Before my visa expired, I informed my manager and the owner that I did not want to renew it. I have all the proof that I left the job and the accommodation with the owner and manager's approval. However, after a few months of waiting for my cancellation papers, they falsely filed an absconding case against me, which they later removed, citing a filing error and miscommunication with the owner's staff. Is there any reason for the employer to do that? Could it be to avoid fees or something else? Please help me!

Q: Hi, How do I file a complaint against an employer for false absconding?

Q: Hello, What countersuit can I file against an employer who filed a false absconding case against an employee?

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.

An interview-format article covering the topic of overstaying your tourist or resident visa in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. Ludmila discusses the aspects of overstaying, like fines, grace periods, exemptions...etc.

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).

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.

By this Decree Ministry of Labour of the UAE has removed the six-month labour ban for those who changed the job before completing two years of service. Labour ban will be still applicable for workers that qualify for skill level 4 and 5 under various circumstances.