Q: I am seeking compensation for damages from a company that used my name in fraud. I have finished the case until the appeal court and the execution court has ordered that the company assets and accounts be attached until they pay the sum required as per the judgement. The company has been closed since last year and has no more money left in the bank. If there are no more assets of the company I could go after since the company no longer exists, how else can I get justice aside from the words written on a few sheets of my case judgement paper? I've spent a lot and exerted a lot of effort seeking justice for myself, and when it is time to collect what the judge has determined what I should have, apparently there is nothing left. Is there any other legal recourse? Thanks

Q: Dears, I have an ongoing case in the labour court for delayed salary & deduction amounting to AED 195K & expecting judgement from the court of first instance in Nov 2nd week. The issue is that our owner is already absconding & he has liquidated company assets but we still have incoming customer payments till mid of Dec which can cover my claim amount. But the problem is in execution, by the time execution file is opened (30 days appeal +15 days notification), they will take all money & even with a favourable verdict, I wouldn't be getting anything since they are planning to close the company. Can you please guide what can be done in this situation (any possibility of immediate account freeze before/upon judgement by a request to court...etc)?

Q: Hi I filed a case in the labour office for non-payment of salary for the last 3 months, but when the labour office tries to call my employer on his mobile it is switched off. At the same time, the company trade license had expired already and the employer doesn't want to renew it. He wants to shut down the business. In this case, is there any hope that I will get my salary? Can the labour office help me to get all my settlement? Advise me, please.

Q: Hi Madam, Good Evening!! A labour case has been filed against my employer for the non-payment of salaries and final settlement at Abu Dhabi First Instance Court. The amount comes approx AED 95000. I've attended the hearing in Labor Court two times and the next date is given for 09-04-2019. But my company didn't appear for any hearing in the court as the authorized personnel in my employer are in large and the company is like the status of a lock-out, not legally. While checking the case status online, the stage is shown as (متداولة في المحاكمة), which translated into English gave me output as circulated in the trial. Please advise what happens next. How many more times I have to attend the hearings? When can a final judgement be expected and is there any chance of getting money?

Q: Dear Sir/Ma'am, I have a labour case in Dubai Court and won the case. I have also done filing the execution. I was informed that the court already put a block on my employer's name. Until now, I haven't received my money and this case is since June 2017. I am still waiting and no idea when I will get my money. Please help. Thank you.

Q: Hi, I used to work in a company in a free zone and I have a labor case in Dubai Courts which is at the execution stage. I have received the documents to block the trade license. Now, I heard the company has changed it's location within the free zone and removed it's signboard. Is it legal for the free zone to allow a company to do such activities even after the block from court?

Q: Hi. Can I request an arrest warrant against my employer if he didn’t come to the court even after receiving a legal notice from the court? He seized my passport for no reason and after knowing that I filed a case on him, he is forcing me to come to his office and take the passport as he doesn’t want to go to the court. Should I go to him directly or tell him to come to the court to handover everything? Please answer.

س: السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته، حُكم لي في قضية عمالية بالتنفيذ، وفجأة تصلني رسالة بحفظ التنفيذ! ما معنى ومفاد هذه الرسالة؟ وما الخطوة التالية لأحصل على حقوقي المالية؟

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).