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6 available 6 • View allCan the employer compensate overtime work with a day off instead of payment?


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Q: Can the employer compensate overtime work with a day off instead of payment?



Jun 2, 2023
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An employer is forcing an employee to work overtime. What are the options?
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Q: Dear Lawyers,
I am being required to work overtime without being paid for it, and if I don't comply, my salary will be cut and my visa will be canceled. They have also threatened to mark my passport as "absconding."
What should I do in this situation?

Jan 9, 2023
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Can the company make the employee work in weekend & public holidays?
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Q: Can the company make the employee work in weekend & public holidays?

Jun 7, 2021
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Can the employer ask employees to work from home of weekends without paying overtime?




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Q: We are engineers working for a company doing technical support for customers. They were asking us before to work on weekends on an on-call basis & we were given compensation even if there were calls or no calls.
For the last 4 or 5 years, the new manager removed the compensation if there were no calls on weekends despite us restricting our time at home or not going far or instead enjoying the weekends with personal or family matters.
The manager will only compensate us if there are service calls that are chargeable & no compensation if non-chargeable like warranty calls. Is this legal?





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May 18, 2024
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Should I report excessive overtime beyond labor law limits that impacted my well-being to MOHRE?


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Q: Dear UAE legal team,
My last working day is today. While working for my ex-employer, I have consistently worked overtime, often exceeding the legal limits outlined in UAE Labor Law (Articles 17, 18, and 19). This includes working on weekends and late into the night specifically in April 2024.
While I have submitted overtime requests and received payments for these hours, I believe that the excessive workload has negatively impacted my well-being and may have violated labor laws.
Should I report this to MOHRE, and will this be beneficial to other employees?
Would appreciate your responses/guidance!



Nov 1, 2024
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Is overtime applicable on work-from-home days under company’s policy?


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Q: Hello,
The company has a policy allowing employees to work from home once per week.
Now, employees are asking if overtime is applicable for those who work from home as well.
Could you please clarify?
Thank you!



May 2, 2025
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2 available 2 • View allAn Overview of the New UAE Labor Law and Recent Amendments of 2024 235
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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.
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Laws & Regulations
2 available 2 • View allFederal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2021 On the Regulation of Labor Relations 34
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).
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Federal Law No. (8) of 1980 Concerning the Regulation of Labor Relations 53
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.
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