Q: Hello. I am working in a company in Abu Dhabi for more than one year now, and my pending salaries have not been paid for more than four months. Every time I ask them about the salary, they just tell me to wait. I even have WPS, but no money comes in there too. I have told the owner of my company many times. They just delay from week to week. Kindly help me and tell me what should I do next. I am in a lot of trouble already. Thank you.

Q: Hi, I was working for a company where 100% owner is local, and I was not getting my salary for last 3 months. I was chasing them so much, for this reason, I resigned. Still, they are not paying me the salary, I filed a labour complaint. Currently, my financial situation is getting worse. I would like to ask only one thing: how long is the process of a labour dispute under this salary delay case?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I have been working as a Civil Engineer in a Dubai-based construction company since 2003 with an unlimited contract. Due to financial issues, the company has decided not to renew its license and is closing down, but they have the dues that have to be paid to the local sponsor and he is not signing the cancellation papers. Please advise how I can get my visa canceled.

Q: I am a newly resigned hospital employee here in Abu Dhabi, I have salary pending for the following months as enumerated below: June 2019 AED 10,000 July 2019 AED 10,000 Oct 2019 AED 10,000 Nov 2019 AED 6,500 (given AED 3,500 only) Dec 2019 AED 6,200 (given AED 3,800 only) Jan 2020 AED 7,400 (given AED 2,600 only) Excluded from those pending salaries are my gratuity pay (basic pay of AED 2,000) and my leave pay for the year 2019 of 45 days wherein I was told to receive the payment at end of service. I intend to go home immediately to my country and come back later to claim the settlement from the hospital because it is difficult to sustain life here without any source of income. What would be the possible best course of action I could take? Thanking you in advance!

Q: Hello, I have resigned from my company and it has been 2.5 months now. They are asking me to sign a letter which says that if any recovery doesn’t happen with the vendor, they can legally claim it from me. I have an offer from another company but since I am not getting the cancellation papers, I am not able to join them. What should I do?

Q: I was working in a company in Dubai and in July 2020, I came home and after that, they didn't call me back to join again. My visa is still active and I have a pending leave salary and other dues. What is the procedure to get my dues?

Q: Hi, I have been working in the same company in Dubai for around 5 years. As I got a better opportunity, I gave resignation. In between my notice period, I came to know that I am pregnant. Due to my health problem, I completed only 17 days of my notice period as I was bedridden, and as per the doctor's advice, I came back to India. It has been now 2 months and my employer did not cancel my visa or pay for my settlement including 1 month's salary. As I am in India, I don't know how to move legally in the UAE. Thank you!

Q: Hello, I resigned in June, and my last working day was October 30. However, they still haven't paid my salary or given me an experience letter. What should I do while staying in India?

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.

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 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 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).