Q: Dear Mr Hari, I would like to ask your advice. I have got a termination of my employment (unlimited contract) due to redundancy on September 2017 (a year ago). Since my son is under my sponsorship & studying in a Dubai school, I have requested to not cancel the visa until it expires itself. The company agreed to it due to the bad financial situation and inability to pay right away my "end of service" benefits. Every 2-3 months they were paying some amounts of the annual leave & annual tickets. My employment visa was cancelled completely in October 2018, and again due to bad financial situation the company was not able to pay the gratuity right away, so they provided the PDC.

Q: Hi, My visa is already expired and I didn't renew it and until now. My company didn't cancel my visa and they are telling me they don't have the money yet to pay for my fine and cancellation. What will I do? They gave me a PDC cheque also for my gratuity, is it legal and fair? Please help.

Q: Hello A DIFC based company I work for hasn't paid 5 months worth of salary, plus business travel expenses. The total so far is around AED 700K. In addition, if I leave the company, there will be the gratuity and pay-in-lieu of unused vacation. The company is offering me post-dated cheques (cheques are in the name of the company, the signer is the group president and one of the shareholders). I am trying to get cheques above AED 200K (because if the cheques bounce it is a criminal charge, right?) 1- What are the consequences for the company and the owner if the cheques bounce? Will the signer face prison and travel ban? 2- How do I raise a complaint about the bounced cheques? Which police department or government authority I need to go to? 3- If the signer says the company doesn't have money to cover the cheque, because the company is not generating revenue or has many assets, then what happens? does he get away with it? Or goes to prison and faces a travel ban? Much appreciated Rick

Q: Dear Lawyers, From my old company, I got the final settlement in a cheque only. In case it bounces, what can I do next?

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 filing an employment court case in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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.

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.