Q: How can the employer prove that I stole confidential information and some clients from the company? Can he file a case against me? What are the consequences?

Q: Hi, I am working for a ship management company in Saif Zone, Sharjah. My wife has her own marine certification company. If I am using my wife company as a service provider in my ship management company, and later on my employer came to know that this my wife's company, is it considered a conflict of interest or any unlawful act.

Q: Good morning, I have a loan from the company and was terminated within the probation for a breach of confidentiality (I have sent an email to my personal email address!). Can the company ask the money back? Company is conducting fraud with the visa sponsor (Dubai Airport Free Zone) and let's everyone sign a second contract with lower basic salary in order to avoid deposits with the visa sponsor, deducts money for each and everything from staff salary, records all phone conversations without advising the customers and so on and so on. Any advice, please? Thanks a lot in advance. Best regards, R. Costa

Q: Hi Can an NDA which is signed in Singapore be enforced in the UAE? The company I worked for is UAE based but worked for them in Singapore for 5 years.

س: سلام عليكم أخي الكريم، لدي استفسار صعب بعض الشيء بخصوص موظفة فلبينية على إقامة ولي أمرها، ولكنها كانت تعمل في شركة أبي لمدة ٤ سنوات، وعندي ورقة لا ممانعة من الأب. بسبب مرضها كنا نجدد إقامتها سنويًا على أبوها ونتكفل نحن بالتكاليف. المهم هذه البنت مجنونة، فقد صارت تحلم وتحب مدير الشركة وتذكر للموظفين أنها تحلم أن تصير بينهما علاقة. حاليًا أصبحت تتعمق في العمل لدرجة تجبر هذا المدير ألا يستغني عنها بأي شكل لتبقى بجانبه. هذا المدير يهمه عمله فقط ولديه عائلة وأطفال. كيف يمكننا الحد من تغلغل هذه السيدة؟ يخبرني المدير أن لديها أسرارًا هامة خاصة بالشركة من مجوهرات وزبائن وأمور تتعلق بالأمانة، وإذا خرجت من الشركة، فقد تضر بصالح العمل لأن إقامتها ليست على الشركة.

Q: I recently concluded employment after the unsuccessful completion of my probation. It was an amicable departure. Two weeks following my official end date, I was requested to sign a termination document acknowledging the end of probation and its outcome. It was OK to sign this, however, the document stated that I did not meet the company’s conduct standards. My conduct was impeccable and has never once been questioned during this role or my career (over 12 years), where I have been a model of professionalism. I feel disparaged but the company says it’s a standard “template”. Is this legal or can I ask them to remove misleading sentences about my character?

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 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.

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).