Q: I made an agreement with my previous employer that my outstanding dues will be paid to me by the employer after one year from the cancellation of my visa. Now two years have passed but I did not receive my pending dues. What to do? Please advise.

Q: Can I still claim my bounced cheque from 2012? This is my end of service. I left my previous company and they give me a letter that they will pay me. I even signed my cancellation. What will be my action to get what is rightfully mine?

Q: I have worked for a company in a senior management role for two years and resigned due to my personal reasons. My resignation was accepted and I was asked to hand over the charge to new management since more than one year ago now. My visa was also cancelled after a few months of my resignation. The new management took the charge and could not manage the business efficiently after my exit, and the business which resulted in the termination of the new management. The company is now blaming me that during my tenure with the company earlier, there was some wrong decision taken which has caused losses to the company. The company now wants to file a legal case against me. I am getting several threatening messages and calls to come back and resolve the old issues, which is causing me mental torture and disturbance in my family. I am not in a position to help the company to recover their irreparable damages now. Please advise what is the UAE labour law for such a situation.

Q: I resigned from my company because I had a better job offer. The previous company did not pay me all the salaries and end-of-service benefits with excuses that they are not doing very well but that in the next few months they will deposit money on my account. I signed the visa cancelation paper not knowing that it is stated that I received all the dues that the company owes me. Since my resignation, it has passed a couple of months and I still haven't received anything. The last time when I asked, the company representatives told me that they will not pay me and I can go to court. Do I actually have a legal ground for a complaint regarding the statement on my visa cancelation paper?

س: السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته، بعد إذنكم أريد توضيحًا جيدًا لأنني لا أعرف ماذا أفعل وما الإجراء الصحيح الذي ينبغي اتخاذه. أنهت الشركة خدماتي، المكان أبو ظبي، وهي شركة تجارية والسبب الانتقال إلى الأمام بالقسم وإعادة هيكلته. العقد غير محدد المدة. في هذه الحالة، هل يُعد هذا سببًا لإنهاء خدماتي؟ لقد أعطوني شهر الإنذار وكان لنهاية شهر ٢/٢٠٢٢ وقد بدأ دوامي بشهر ١٢/٢٠٢٠. لم آخذ إجازة سنوية وقد بعثوا لي الشيك بمكافأة الخدمة والإجازة السنوية على أساس الراتب الأساسي فقط. أرجوكم أفيدوني قانونيًا! هل هذا هو الصحيح أم هناك خطأ في هذه الحالة؟ يريدون أن أوقّع وأستلم الشيك. ماذا أفعل؟

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).