Q: Hi, My query is that my husband and his 3 colleagues won a criminal case that was filed against them by their employer accusing them of theft and cheating. The employer has not paid full salary and gratuity and has harassed them a lot for 18 months. My husband and his colleagues want to claim everything by filing a case in labor court. Are there any chances that the employer can file any other case in civil court against them? The Dubai court has already dropped all the criminal charges that were put by him on my husband. Can they move forward with filing the other case in labor court? Is there any risk from the employer?

Q: Hello. My husband is a heavy truck driver in a transport company in Dubai, working in that company for the last 4 years. His boss (arbab) suddenly asked them to work on less salary of just AED 2500. My husband and his other 3-4 colleagues were not willing, so their boss started harassing them. He didn't pay their money, made them sit free at home for many months, neither was he canceling them. So they took legal help and filed a case against him in the labor court. In turn, that boss filed a criminal case against my husband and his colleagues, a false case that they have made a loss to his company by stealing and selling diesel illegally. He has got a confession letter signed by them by lying. he told them as papers for attending safety classes. He didn't allow them to see the papers. The papers were in English which they don't understand being not much educated. He has put a loss claim of approx.1 lakh dhs on each of the 4 persons. What are our chances in this situation?

Q: Hi Good Day. I already complained in the labor (delayed salary for 4 months) and the day after that, I gave my resignation to my employer. However, our first mediation is not settled. After 10 days, my employer filed a complaint that I resigned from a limited contract while my complaint is still active. I still didn't receive the mediator call from my employer's complaint but just want to know how I can fix the issue that now I'm a complainant and at the same time, my employer has a complaint.

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.

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.

Several modifications have been made to the UAE Labor Law 2025 to protect employee rights and guarantee compliance with modern employment practices. In general, understanding UAE labor laws fosters positive employer-employee relations, ensures legal compliance, and helps establish a balanced workplace.

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, 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.