Q: Good afternoon, I am a doctor working in Dubai. I am on a 2-year contract which is due to expire in 5 months. In the interim, I want to apply for another job, for which I need an experience letter from my present employer. However, my present employer is refusing to give me a letter saying that it is company policy not to issue a letter if the purpose of the letter is to apply for another job. Is it consistent with the UAE labor law to refuse to give employment letters to employees before the end of the service? Thank you!

Q: I am a doctor in Dubai. I joined a clinic from April 2019 to date. When I joined the clinic in April 2019, my visa was not renewed with the new clinic because I had already a valid visa with another company and I was not able to cancel my visa as that company was sealed and closed. The visa was changed only in January 2020 after the previous company cleared all their dues. Now I asked my current employer to issue me an employment letter/experience certificate for my CV/profile update (On Dataflow). HR has issued me a letter with dates from January 2020 to date, but my actual experience is from April 2019 to today. The employer says that this experience certificate can be used as a legal document to file a case against them that I worked without their visa from April 2019 to January 2020. Can you please guide me if this experience letter (for the purpose of my CV and Dataflow) has any legal consequences? And what can we do in this situation? I will greatly appreciate it. Thank you!

Q: Dear Team, I would like to know if it's our business's obligation to provide an employee with a salary certificate. Our company is located in the DMCC free zone, and the authority often charges us a fee to issue a salary certificate in Arabic, which an employee requires for official government activities. Who is responsible for covering this cost, the employer or the employee?

Q: Dear Sir, Can I file a complaint in Dubai if my employer is not providing an experience letter, even though I have completed my 2-year contract along with a 1-month notice? He subjected me to mental pressure during my tenure, and I had to work overtime without overtime wages for two years. I did not complain because I was afraid of losing my job.

An interview-format article covering the topic of filing an employment court case in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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