Q: I am currently resigning from my job with 30 days' notice. My new employer is asking me to push my current employer to cancel my visa so they can begin the process of my new visa, but do they have to wait until my last working day?

Q: My recent employer was asking for a copy of the offer letter I received from my new employer to proceed with my visa cancellation. Is it mandatory to do so? Thank you.

Q: Hello I am currently working for a company registered in DMCC free zone. I have resigned and currently serving my notice period of 30 days, I still have 10 days left to serve. It seems the employer is delaying the process because he is not taking time to discuss the exit process nor the EOS. 1) If the employer delays or refuses to cancel/transfer the visa, what can I do? I need to cancel/transfer because of a new job waiting for me. 2) Is it legal for the employer to delay or stop the cancellation/transfer? 3) What legal measures can the employee take? Can the employee later file a complaint about the delay and claim damages related to a late start of work, which includes missed salary and work opportunity? 4) In case of disagreement on the EOS, can we still do the cancellation/transfer first, and later settle EOS separately (in order not to delay my new job starting date)? 5) The employer said that the EOS was paid as part of last year bonus? is it legal? Thank you in advance.

Q: Hi there, I hope you can help me with this. Last November 2016, I went on vacation for a month but suddenly my father got sick and I had to stay more in my country. So I didn't come back and I just sent a resignation letter through email to my manager but he never responded. I owe my company a loan now and I'm planning to be back. How can I check if I have any police case or ban?

Q: Hi, I hope you can help me with this. Last November 2016 I went on vacation for a month but my father got sick and I didn't come back. I sent a resignation letter to my manager but never heard a reply from him. My visa expired last March 2017. Now, I am planning to be back in Dubai. How can I check if there is any police case that was filed against me because I have left a loan from my company? I have no longer contact with them.

Q: Dear Madam Reputed con company terminated me giving a 1-month notice period. After the notice period, the company cannot cancel my Dubai visa due to a travel ban and criminal case. The company now asks me to clear the case immediately, otherwise, they will notify me as absconding. Is it possible by the company to notify absconding, and still I have regular contact with the company?

Q: My contract was terminated during the probation period. When I started, my employer gave me an advance payment of 1 year worth of house allowance, which they are now claiming back. The amount is big and I am unable to pay at the moment, but they are refusing to cancel my visa and let me work for someone else. My question is: Is it legal for an employer to refuse to cancel my visa if I don't pay the full amount of what I owe them? Thanks in advance for your help

Q: I run a company based out of Shams. Our employee took a loan from the company and refused to repay. He forged signatures to cancel his employment visa with us and moved to another company. We want to file a labour department complaint against him.

Q: I have been struggling to get my passport from my old company for almost 2 years now. I went to my embassy who is of no use, went to JAFZA but no use, and they are asking me to pay money. I have already paid them AED 8000 but they're still asking me to pay AED 13,000. I am homeless and struggling with food also asking somebody to help me with this, please. I want to go home to see my family, I am desperate and broke.

Q: Good evening Sir/Madam. I am S. I didn't go to work like 2 weeks because I got sick. I already informed my manager. But I don't go hospital because my insurance did not cover all medicine and treatment. I got hemorrhoids. After that, I got the flu but am still not well with hemorrhoids. I already informed my manager and I went to the office sometime. And I explained to them that I was not well. After that, my manager said to me he would cancel my visa and put me in jail because I took a loan of AED 3500 from the company. I already paid AED 1500 and still have to pay AED 2000. He said within one week I should have to pay, and if I did not pay, he would file a case and put me in jail. Can I know if they can do this? After that, I opened a case file in the labor office of my incident and I already have the case file number. Now, they can cancel my visa. Can they do this? I am sorry Sir/Madam because I don't know English very well.

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 by Law amend the Federal Law No. (18) of 1993 by replacing Clause (4) of Article (379) as well as Articles (600), (617), (641), (642), (643), (644), and adding new articles numbered (635) Bis, (641) Bis (1), (641) Bis (2), (641) Bis (3), (641) Bis (4), (643) Bis (1), (643) Bis (2), (644) Bis (1) and (644) Bis (2). The Decree-Law also repeals Articles (401), (402) and (403) of the Federal Law No. (3) of 1987.

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).