Q: My salary labour case has been going on for 7 months now. After the 1st judgement, the owner appealed because of which I had to wait again and go for the 2nd judgement. Question1: Can he appeal 2nd time again? Question2: I have a Job Offer. I want to cancel this visa of my previous employer. What should I do as enough time has already been wasted?  Help appreciated!

Q: I have a labour case in Dubai Courts. The court already issued a judgment that the employer has to pay me, but the company has already closed. My visa will expire next week and I need to cancel it because I have a job offer letter from another company and got a temporary work permit also. Please, help me. How can I cancel my visa and labour contract so that I am able to join another company?

Q: A labor case was decided against our company in absentia because the lawyer we hired never appeared in court. Appeal time of 1 month against that decision already lapsed. Now there is a travel ban on the partner. 1. We want to know the remedy we have in law to get the travel ban removed. 2. Is license renewal with partner change possible or not? 3. Can a labor case be reopened? and also can we file a case against that fraudster lawyer?

Q: Dear All, Please do let me know how long does the court of appeal take to make a judgement. Can a court of appeal reject the appeal submitted by the defendant? I am looking for a good labour attorney, would appreciate it if you can give me your contact details. Thank you and looking forward!

Q: The company has received a judgment for non-payment which was stuck on the door of the office. It's a commercial matter, for non-payment to manpower companies in the construction field. The amount is AED 524k. Kindly advise how many days we have to appeal this judgment and if any lawyer can help us. Thank you.

Q: Salam, I had filed a case against my employer for unpaid salaries, which was decided in my favor, and he appealed against the decision. Do I need to submit any further documents to defend because I have submitted all documents before already? Is there any travel ban or MOL blockage due to the case decision?

Q: My employee filed a case for gratuity and I received a judgment to pay AED 40000 for his 10 years of work. But his annual leave was over 1 month every year and the cancellation request period was 25 days. How can I appeal to the court with these details?

Q: I have 14 months' salary pending from my previous employer. I filed a case in the Abu Dhabi labor court and received a judgment from the First Instance court for only 25% of the claimed amount. Due to a system issue, my service request for an appeal (made online) didn't go through and I was finally able to lodge an appeal at the Enjaz center in Musaffah 6 days after the 15-day timeframe for labor case appeals. I have now received a trial note stating that I have forfeited the right to appeal. No reason is mentioned in the trial note. All my life savings are tied up with my previous company so I would really appreciate any help on how to move this forward and get the money that is owed to me. My previous employer has been manipulating WPS which may be why the amount was so low in the first place. Please respond!

Q: I am an employer and have lost a case by an employee (the claim is AED277000). One aspect of the payment is for around 130000 which we dispute. What is the cost to appeal and is it worth appealing given the costs? Do we need an Emirati lawyer?

Q: An employee, after receiving his dues from the labor court, is again making false allegations that he didn't sign a contract for salary reduction and has now approached the police and filed a criminal case against the Employer. During the labor court investigation, the documents were sent to a crime lab for checking forgery, but the employee didn't go to the investigation officer and he was fined by the labor court for malicious allegations. The labor case is closed and the employee labor card is canceled by the labor ministry. He now went and made a false complaint at the police station on the same topic that he didn't sign contract papers. Please advise, as an honest employer, How can I protect myself from these false allegations by the staff?

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).