Q: Dear Ma'am, Good day, I have opened a labour case due to 6-month pending salary & salary deductions for 3 years (2014-15-16). The matter is in court & I am awaiting court dates for the case. My query is regarding getting new employment visa (not 6 months' temporary work permit) during ongoing court case (heard that due to amendment 766 of the year 2016, this is possible). I have a new offer at hand, can I request from the court/MOHRE to cancel my visa & issue a new employment visa? The total claim amount is AED 194K, what are the points should I keep in my mind while the case is ongoing? Should I hire employment lawyer? Requesting your positive response.

Q: Hello, I filed a case against my former employers as they have terminated me without paying my end of service settlement. How can I get another company to grant me its visa? I have understood that I will have to sign the form stating all dues have been paid before they cancel the visa.

Q: A security cheque for a loan amount has been deposited by the bank and it bounced, but have not received any call from the police. How can I check whether there is a police case? Currently, the person is outside and he got a new work visa.

Q: Dear Madam, I have a criminal case against me in Al Bhuhairah Police Station. I came from India on Feb 12. They stopped me in immigration and told me that I have a police case against me. Then they took me to the police station. After that, I kept my passport at the police station and went out. Now, the problem is I went to Sharjah court on March 15 and put a request to transfer my file to the court. But till now, they didn't transfer my file. I went to the court and police station many times but no use. Now, my visa is going to expire soon. How can I solve this problem? Please tell me. I got selected for an interview, but without clearing the case, I wouldn't get the new visa. Please tell me if there's an option to clear the case as soon as possible. My visa expires on May 10.

Q: I was applying to sponsor my family but I noticed that there is a cheque bounce case registered on me by a finance house. What is the possible way out to settle this?

Q: Is it possible to file a complaint if the visa is not stamped on the passport? My visa is available online when I check, but it is already 3 months since the process started and the visa is still not stamped in my passport. They always say that the passport is not yet collected by Zajel. I started to buy a freelance visa on December, 18. Now, entering the 3rd month. I need my passport badly as it is required for applying for Poland visa. Please advice. Thank you!

Q: Dear sir, I have done my medical for a visa. But my company didn't put my visa on the stamping process till now. Is there any way to hold my stamping process? I got my medical insurance. But whenever I ask about my visa stamping and process, they say "you will get it today". How do I know that they started the process or not yet?

Q: My employment visa is rejected because my surname comes second in my renewed passport which was renewed in India while it comes first in the expired passport. I was in the UAE for 20 years. What should I do now?

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.

By this Decree Ministry of Labour of the UAE has removed the six-month labour ban for those who changed the job before completing two years of service. Labour ban will be still applicable for workers that qualify for skill level 4 and 5 under various circumstances.

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).