Q: Good morning, I would like to know if there is any process to file a case against my employee who has absconded after his vacation and taken a big loan from the company. Thank you!

Q: Hi, My name is Hammad. I was working with an event agency as a graphic designer, my visa expired on 23 Nov 2018 and my company is not cancelling my visa. They took my passport for cancelling and now they are not responding to my emails and my Whatsapp messages. What should I do?

Q: I was working in a company in the UAE for five years. In the UAE they do not have a retirement plan for expats, only End of Service Allowance (EOSA). My employment contract is an open contract. No contract duration. I had taken a loan from the company. I borrowed the funds to support my children education. I had been approved for the loan given I have a salary. The company decided to terminate the employment of about 400 employees. I did not request to be terminated. No package was given at all for compensation except EOSA plus ticket and freight cost. I recently received the company Draft Final Settlement document whereas the EOSA amount that I was hoping to use to survive and provide food and shelter for my family was taken away completely and applied towards paying the loan. They fired me, I did not ask to be fired. They have broken their side of the contract. What legal recourse do I have for not accepting the company literally taking away my EOSA and leaving me bone dry?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My employee ran away and returned the laptop after formatting all the data. Also, he has yet to repay loans taken from the company; it's been a year. What can I do?

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.

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).