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: Good evening Sir/Ma'am, Kindly give me a simple answer to my questions which are stuck in my mind. (1) If I am filing a case against a company regarding my unlawful termination and unpaid dues in DUBAI COURT, and during my case in DUBAI COURT, I am offered a job by another employer, am I eligible to join that company or should I wait 2 months after my case end? (2) If my case is filed in DUBAI COURT and my new employer is asking for visa cancellation and passport from the current employer, can I get my passport or will they keep hold of my passport until my file case in DUBAI COURT gets finished?

Q: Hello, My spouse joined the current company under a DWC visa (unlimited) on 11/6/19. He resigned on 29/8/19 and served a notice period of 40 days (his contract says 60). Since then, he has not been paid for AUG, SEPT-OCT (8 days). The probation period is 6 months. He is holding a new offer. The current employer is not paying dues and is saying that he will ban my spouse. Please advise the best way to solve this and join the new employer. Can he join the new office if the process is under complaints in DWC labor?

Q: Dear sir/madam, I filed a case against my employer on Apr-21 for arbitrary dismissal. I won the case in the first court and second court. Even the report from the expert appointed by the court was in my favor. I filed for execution which was appealed by my employer, but they lost the appeal as well. During Jul-21, I obtained NOC from the court to work elsewhere (my wife’s company) and got a 1-year temporary work permit to work during this time. The employer has further appealed to the supreme court on Apr-22. My questions are: 1. My visa is expiring in Jun-22 and I want to travel in Jul-22. I am afraid the judgment may not come until then. I want to cancel my current visa and obtain another visa (under my wife's sponsorship as she holds Golden Visa). What is the procedure for cancellation? And will it have any adverse impact on my case or new visa application? 2. Will the employer be liable to pay the execution order amount as they have lost the appeal? Many thanks in advance!

Q: My son works in an education provider company in Dubai. He started the job on 22 November 2018. He is resigning on 06 June 2022. The company told him that they need 3 months notice period. So he completed it. Now even though the company is enormously profitable, they are not ready to pay his gratuity. His take-home salary is 4250 but his basic salary is shown as AED 500 (which is notoriously low). As per my calculation, he is eligible to get AED 1300 at least, but the company says they will not pay and he has to sign a no-dues certificate. They said if he did not sign, they are telling him they will not hand over his degree certificate (again holding illegally without any proof) and the last month's salary. My son worked so hard for them and he really deserves that settlement. What will he do in this situation? If we file a complaint in the labor court, does this become an issue for his new job joining?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I worked for a company in Abu Dhabi for 3 years and my contract is an unlimited contract. I put my official resignation 3 months before and the company is not giving cancellation. So I made a labor complaint for the salary due (less than 13000) and cancellation of my visa. My case is now before the respected court and the first hearing is this month. So if the hearing is postponed, could I get a cancellation? Or when can I get a cancellation?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I have an ongoing labor case against my previous company where I used to work, as I was not receiving the salary for several consecutive months (more than 2). I have obtained a new job that requires me to cancel the visa from my previous employer as they intend to provide a new permanent visa; they do not wish to continue with the temporary work permit. However, I have a significant amount pending from my current employer, and I have heard that upon signing the cancellation letter, I will not be able to make any claims. Please advise me!

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.

There is an execution against me in the UAE; what should I do? How do I cancel the arrest warrant and summons, and how do I deal with the travel ban? Dear readers, we present this simplified article, in which we explain the implementation procedures briefly, how the defendant can deal with them, and the options he can take to enforce the judgment smoothly while decreasing the damages of implementation as much as possible.

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.

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).