Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I resigned from my position after working for 6 months (limited contract) because I was not satisfied and the company was not providing the basic conditions of employment. The accommodation was not provided as stipulated in the contract, transportation to and from work was not provided, medical insurance was not provided, and my salary was always paid in installments. I submitted my resignation to serve a one-month notice period, but the company refused to allow me to serve the notice period and instead demanded that I resign immediately. I have requested that my visa be canceled and my passport be returned to me (which has been in their possession), but they are asking me to pay for the visa costs. Is it legal for them to deduct the visa charges from my salary that I earned before resigning? Appreciate your response in this matter!

Q: Hi, I have been working in the UAE for 8 years and 4 months at the same company. I have just renewed my new visa last August. Now, I want to resign because of so many issues. The main issue is not paying salary on time. If I calculate my pending salary, it will be more than 3 months. In this situation, if I resign, do they have the right to deduct my new visa dues?

Q: Hi, My employer is asking me to pay for visa status change cost (AED 572) and entering country expenses (AED 670) from my salary. As per the offer letter, the visa cost and Emirati ID expenses will be borne by the company. Do I need to pay this amount?

Q: Dear Lawyers, I worked at a bakeshop here in Dubai. I resigned exactly one year ago. Now they want me to pay for visa charges, as stated in the offer letter. If I cannot pay for the charges, my employer will claim financial loss due to the damages, estimated to be at least 7,000 AED. What should I do about this? My monthly salary is only 2,800 AED.

Q: Dear Lawyers, I finished my 2-year contract last April and renewed it for another 2 years starting in May. I submitted my resignation in September with a notice period of 90 days (3 months) until December. Is my company entitled to withhold my salary for any month or deduct any type of visa costs from me?

Q: I signed a contract that showed no visa compensation. After one month of work, my boss called me to sign a visa compensation paper and he has been deducting AED 500 every month. Now that 7 months are done, I canceled and he told me that I should pay the balance. Is this legal in the UAE? Do I have to pay?

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 employment in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. In this article, Ludmila informs readers what they should do and where they should go if they have not been paid by their employer.

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.