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3 available 3 • View allStaying in the company accommodation after termination


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Q: An employee filed a labor case after receiving termination from the company regarding his End of Service settlement. He continues to stay in company accommodation while the case is on.
But he has got another employment and is working in another company with a temporary labor card. Still, the previous employer has to provide accommodation. He is not leaving the accommodation.



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How to accommodate new workers to a company's labor accommodation flat?

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Q: Dear sir/madam,
I have a commercial trading company in the UAE, and we have limited workers. We have a separate labor accommodation flat.
Whenever we need extra manpower for work, we get support from another company and their workers stay in different places.
So they are asking us to accommodate their workers to my flat. Do we need to get permission from the real estate agent to accommodate their workers?
Can we make any MOU between us to accommodate those workers?
Kindly advise, please!


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Providing accommodation for a resigned employee until leaving
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Q: An employee resigned in his probation period but says I have to keep him in company housing for 30 days after he has finished. Is that true?

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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.
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Ministerial Decree No. (764) of 2015 On Ministry of Labour Approved Standard Employment Contracts 5
According to this Decree, tentative approval to admit a foreign worker for the purpose of employment in the UAE cannot be granted until an Employment Offer that conforms with the Standard Employment Contract is duly signed by the employee and presented to the Ministry of Labour.
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