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Employer's right to ask the employee for visa expenses after termination

Q: Good Day I received a termination last week. Now my employer is asking me to pay him visa expenses and insurance expenses since my Emirates ID came out after begging only this month. I started working for the company in October. Since they are the ones who terminated me due to performance, should I pay for the visa?

Procedures of insolvency as per the new Insolvency Law of Natural Persons

Q: The UAE cabinet approved a new law - The Insolvency Law of Natural Persons. Please advise how to file the insolvency case before the court and the documents required for filing the case.

Claiming back leave benefits of an employee given twice mistakenly

Q: Hi, I just want to ask a question regarding our situation. We mistakenly gave leave benefits to our previous employee twice. What happened is that previously, when she went on vacation last Nov. 2019, she was given her benefits and, this January, she resigned and we gave her benefits again. She still gets the money even though she knows that she received it before. We tried to contact her to give the money back, but she refused to bring back the money. What will be our remedy to collect the money back? Thanks!

The company policy is to keep employees' passports, what to do?

Q: Hi, Relating to my passport, I know it is illegal to withhold employees` passports. Mine is with my employer, and when I requested it a couple of months ago, they said that it is the company policy to keep it. I am about to file a complaint to the Department of Labour, but I just want to get your advice first. They also said to retrieve it, we should apply for an application and state the length of retrieval. Is this common practice here in Dubai? Thank you very much!

تجاوُز الوكيل لصلاحيات الوكالة والإضرار بالموكل

س: وكّلت شخصًا لينوب عني بالتنازل عن قضية نفقة. ذهب هو ووكل محامي ينوب عنه وتنازل عن القضية وكنت قد أبلغته بعدها ألا يتنازل بدون أن ألغي الوكالة. مرت سنة على التنازل، هل أستطيع أن أرفع قضية خيانة أمانة ضده؟

The consequences of resignation in limited term contracts

Q: I have resigned under a limited 3-year contract after completing 2.6 years in DSO Free zone. I have already completed my 1 month notice period. My company is not providing me EOS papers. HR is calling me and threatening that I need to pay a huge compensation saying that one of the projects lost because I have left the company (I have checked with the customer and they told me that it is not correct information). I contacted the Free Zone authority and asked for the court referral papers. I have already informed them that I accept paying 45 days` basic salary for breaking the limited contract. They say that if I didn`t pay that in cash, they will put a personal case on me. Kindly suggest if going to DXB courts is a good option for me or not. Also, what is the number of times I should send emails to my company stating that I can extend my stay after the notice period if they can provide me with EOS papers? (they don`t want to provide that and only want me to continue working after the notice period).

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توضيح بشأن عدم السماح للمسلم بشرب الخمر

Q: ممكن توضيح القانون رجاءً في أمر النايت كلوب (الملهى الليلي) وعدم السماح بشرب الكحول للمسلم. مسالة غير واضحة ممكن شرحها رجاءً!

Misusing signatory authority to transfer money to a personal account

Q: My Indian business partner fled after misusing signatory authority in 2009. Can I sue him for the USD 250K he illegally transferred to his personal account?

الامتناع عن دفع مكافأة نهاية الخدمة

س: السلام عليكم، هل للشركة أي حق في عدم دفع مكافأة نهاية الخدمة لموظف بعد فترة خدمة طويلة جدًا؟ وما الأسباب القانونية التي تُجيز للشركة عدم دفعها؟

Filing a lawsuit against a customer in another country

Q: Sir, I am a senior manager in a nationalized bank in India. A customer of my branch availed education loans in 2004 and 2006 but defaulted on repayment. She presently works in Dubai. Would it be possible for you to file a suit against her in Dubai courts? G. T.

هل يستطيع البنك ملاحقة المقترض خارج البلاد؟

س: حصلت على قرض من الإمارات، وبعد فترة فُصلت من العمل. هل يمكن للبنك ملاحقتي في سوريا؟ وكيف لي أن أسدد من سوريا في ظل الحصار المفروض عليها؟

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المساواة بين الجنسين فيما يتعلق بتنسيق الكليات

س: أنا طالبة حصلت على مجموع 81٪ ولم أتمكن من الالتحاق بكلية التربية بينما تمكن الذكور من الالتحاق بها، لأن تنسيقها بالنسبة لهم أقل منّا نحن الإناث؛ حيث تقبل الكلية عندهم من مجموع يتراوح بين 74% إلى 76%، بينما أنا حصلت على 81٪ ولم أتمكن من الالتحاق بها. هل سأكسب القضية لو تمكنت من رفععها الآن لتتم المساواة بيننا بعد مرور الترم الأول من السنة الجديدة وبعد التنسيق؟ وهل أستطيع الالتحاق بالكلية السنة القادمة إن شاء الله؟

Acting against immediate termination without a valid reason

Q: Hi, I have been working for a US company since Jan 1st, 2002. On Monday, 20th Jan 2020. I was given a letter of termination which only stated we are terminating your position. I was on a UK contract from 2002 to December 2018 and they forced me to move to a local Dubai contract, I’ve been employed in Jebel Ali Free Zone for the whole duration. I had no prior warning of this, but I was asked to leave immediately and hand in my company laptop and take a 30-day garden leave. I was also given 60 additional days as an ex gratia payment. I have received the final settlement calculations which include gratuity. My question is, is this the correct procedure that should be followed? When are they entitled to cancel my visa? Is it after 30 days or after 90 days? My visa expires on 20th Feb so it looks like this was planned. However, am I entitled to ask them to renew my visa for the full 90 day period? And when do they legally have to pay my end of service benefits?

إلغاء الإقامة وعقد العمل دون التنازل عن المستحقات

س: السلام عليكم، لدي قضية عمالية مع شركتي السابقة مُسجَّلة بتاريخ 16-12-2019 وانتهت إقامتي بتاريخ 24-12-2019 أثناء سير القضية العمالية ولدي عرض عمل من شركة جديدة. السؤال هو: هل يمكن عمل إقامة من الشركة الجديدة قبل صدور الحكم دون التنازل عن المستحقات ودون صدور حرمان؟ وهل هناك غرامات على الفترة من تاريخ انتهاء الإقامة لحين صدور الحكم؟ وشكرًا!

Checking possible cases for unpaid loan before returning to the UAE

Q: Good day, If you have an unpaid loan then went to Dubai and got arrested on the airport, what will happen next? If you have a job offer, how long will you be arrested? Please, can someone mention all the details? What will happen since you arrive at the airport until you leave if possible and how much will it cost to pay and continue your life in the UAE?

Forcing the employer to pay labour dues after judgment

Q: I got a judgment from the court for my labour settlement case and I executed another one. After providing so many requests, I didn`t get my settlement. Kindly advise me what the next step is.