Q: Hi, I have an LLC company here in the UAE. Due to financial difficulties, I am not able to run it further. Hence I have decided to shut down the company. I want to check how much notice do I need to give to the employees. All the employees are on limited contracts. Can I issue a 30 day-notice period letter to them for operations closure? I will give the salary to them till the last day of their service and will also provide them with airfare to get back to their home countries after visa cancellation. Also, I want to write in the notice period letter that if at all I find any suitable buyer for the company, the company shall continue under the new buyer's name. But if no suitable buyer is found till the notice period ending, I shall liquidate the company. Kindly advise on the legal complications involved in this!

Q: I have got the final labor case judgment date of 20/03/2024 and I waited for more than one month, but the company did not respond. So I registered an execution case dated 30/04/2024 in Dubai Courts and issued a notice to the company. One person visited the company location but a person from the company said that the company was not there, so the court representative took a picture of the location and reported back to the court. On 23/05/2024, I visited the Al Adheed Center again and they issued a digital notice by email, and till now the company has not responded. I need your expert advice, what should I do now? Please note that the company is Dubai-based. The license is LLC and it's already blocked due to a group complaint against them by the MOHRE.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I have won a judgment in my favor against my employer for pending salaries, and the execution is complete. The court has locked the employer's office, and an expert appointed by the court is tasked with selling the office assets to recover the money. However, the office assets, including furniture and desktops, are valued at not more than 5000 AED, whereas my due amount is 100 thousand. Please advise on how the court will recover the remaining balance from the employer.

Q: Dear Lawyers, My visa was canceled in May 2024 after completing two years of work, but my previous company did not pay the gratuity.

Q: Hello, I am writing to seek your advice regarding an issue with my previous employer. I resigned from the company due to the non-payment of my salary and gratuity for the past 8 months. I have since joined a new company, and my employment with my previous employer has been officially canceled. I would like to know if I can still file a case or recover my unpaid salary and gratuity from them, despite my employment with them having ended. I would appreciate your guidance on the next steps and any legal actions I can pursue to recover the owed amounts. Thank you for your time and assistance!

Over the years the UAE has become a centre of trade and commerce for the Middle East, thanks to its strategic location, excellent connectivity and extensive services to assist with all aspects of business. According to the World Bank's 2016 report, the UAE has ranked 31st in the global index of ease of doing business. This encourages more entrepreneurs to set up different kinds of business entities in the country.

Companies can be wound up by Voluntary Liquidation. This shall proceed as initiated by shareholders or creditors of a company by passing a valid shareholder’s resolution. When a company’s financial mechanism fails, and the company is in financial distress and/ or becomes insolvent whereby it is unable to pay off its debts, the company may file a petition for winding up to the court.

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).

The provisions of this Law apply to the commercial companies established in the UAE and the foreign companies that have established in the UAE a base to conduct any activity therein or established a branch or representative office. The Law abrogates Federal Law No. (8) of 1984 Concerning Commercial Companies.

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 law promulgates UAE Civil Procedures Code (Civil Procedure Law) which governs civil procedures in the United Arab Emirates, including the prosecution before the courts, litigation and execution.