Q: I work for a company in IMPZ Dubai. I resigned on June 23 & my last working day was on July 22, 2018. My employer has not paid 2 months' salary & gratuity till date. The company forcefully asked me to sign the cancellation paper and my visa got cancelled on  August 16. I have an email from the vice president of the company dated August 24 confirming that my settlements will be paid soon, and they mentioned in my settlement calculation that my dues will be paid upon visa cancellation, as this is their company policy. Few other employees have left the company recently & the management followed the same process. i.e. visa cancellation first and then settlement of dues. Kindly advise, how can I get my rights?

Q: Labor Case I have not been paid 4+ months in salaries of 40,500. I have served in the company 5.8+ years to date. I am due to pending salaries, leave salaries for 51 days, gratuity and a personal balance of 54,000. My present company has been sold to another company and I have been requested to continue my job at a lower salary and demoted from my current position of General Manager which are terms of arbitrary termination. I have refused to sign stating I will not do so until my pending salaries and dues are settled. They have not terminated me nor have I resigned from my current position as I believe they are not legally authorized too. They have not transferred the TL to their names yet. However, they are sitting in our office and making transactions on behalf of the company and operating the bank accounts. The previous owner is unreachable both by email and phone. As per the above, what are my options to claim?

Q: Dear Ma'am Good day to you, I am working in a company where they didn't pay me for 5 months and I have asked them to do so, in order to leave for marriage on August 26, 2018 (Please note my visa expires on 18/09/2018). But the response from them was swift and fast and they gave me a letter of termination with notice period 30 days. I have refused to sign the letter. The company is not in a position to settle my outstanding salary gratuity and leave salary at the moment, as I have been informed so verbally. So shall I file a case and tell the labour office to hold it till I come back from my marriage, one day before my visa expires? is that possible? Thanks in advance for your advice. Dima

Q: I resigned from my job at a company in Aug. 2018 and completed my one month notice period, then joined a new company in November 2018. The reason for the resignation was that the company didn't pay the last 4 months' salaries. The company promised me that time they will pay my settlement and pending salaries later. They gave me only a total settlement paper mentioning my pending salaries and the final end of service settlement. Then I sent the company daily emails to clear my settlement and they only gave me AED 10,000 in January 2019. There's still a balance of AED 38,697 now. Can I file a complaint in the labour department against my company? Please advise if there's any other easy solution. Thank you.

Q: Hi there, Please help, I didn't receive my salary for the last 2 months. After that, I resigned and the company is not paying my money.

Q: Good day, I resigned from my company with a 1-month notice until December 31, 2019. My company accepted my resignation but had requested me to extend working with them till January 28, 2020. I agreed but had asked my company to pay my end of service till Dec 31, even I'm still working, since I need to settle my loans before going back to my home country. They told me that my salary for January 1-28 will be given only once I complete my extension. I already signed the visa cancellation and work permit papers even I didn't receive my remaining salary yet. My visa And work permit was already canceled on January 26. When I followed up for my 28 days salary with HR, they have no response and ignored me. I raised a complaint with the Ministry of labor. We have scheduled a hearing tomorrow Feb 1. What will I do if the employer did not appear on the scheduled hearing? Thank you!

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, What to do if the employer delays paying the remaining salary after canceling the visa?

Q: Hello, I filed a MOHRE complaint against my former boss for my September 2024 salary. It shows as closed on the MOHRE website. What does that mean? I am currently outside the UAE; can my former boss still pay me?

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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.

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 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).