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Q: Good evening. I have filed a labour case against my company for arbitrary dismissal and it is still ongoing. Is it alright to travel to my home country or another country even while my case is ongoing? Also, can the employer cancel my visa even while the case is ongoing? We are in a free zone and they said the free zone authority advised that the visa can be cancelled by the company after 90 days from the time the complaint was endorsed to court. Is this correct? Appreciate your advice. Thank you

Consequences of early resignation in a limited contract

Q: Hello Sir/Madam, I am currently working for an Abu Dhabi private company. My contract is a limited contract and I completed 10 months of service in this company. I don`t like this company, how to cancel my visa legally and how much will I pay to my company? My basic salary is AED 500 and overtime AED 350, so how much in total I will pay for the cancellation process? please clarify me

Time limitation for claiming the end of service benefits

Q: I had been working for an LLC company in Dubai for 6+ years on an unlimited contract and got terminated due to company restructuring. I had signed my labour cancellation papers as they promised me that they will settle the amount at the earliest and currently working for a different company. My termination happened in Nov 2016 and I had received half the amount of my end of service benefits in instalments. I have not received the rest and they are not replying to my emails and they are telling me they will return for sure once the company is in good shape. Please let me know if I still have a chance to get my end of service benefits.

Filing a labour case for the non-payment of salaries and gratuity

Q: My wife and her colleague`s claims against their employer are not given despite begging them repeatedly. There are like about 3 1/2 months of pending salary plus gratuity. They are now about to move to a new employer. How long will the process be if they finally activate a case against them? Will the process be shortened if we hire a lawyer?

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Leaving the country on emergency without cancellation

Q: I had to leave the UAE on an emergency and could not return back.

Checking financial case on Dubai Police portal

Q: Hi Anitha, I already checked in the Dubai Police website if I have any financial cases, But I didn`t get the result! They`re showing mobile as my company PRO and the activation code didn`t come to this mobile number. What can I do? Thanks, Lijo

Negotiation and settlement of credit card dues with the bank

Q: Hi Need your assistance to settle cards. The case has not been filed yet but I want to settle ahead of that.

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Difference in the labour judgement amount when paid

Q: My labour execution file is open. I requested the court to cancel the company trade licence after the company put money in the court account but the amount is AED 1024 less. The typing centre has given me the last paper and that amount is AED 11188 but in the cheque, it`s AED 10165.

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Termination by current employer for a pending investigation

Q: I have a case which is under investigation for the past year and a half related to my previous employer. I have been told verbally that I’m clear but due to the process I have to wait until the investigation is completed and moves to the public prosecutor to get my passport back. I have been currently working with a semi-government organisation for two years now and they have decided to suspend me and have been forcing me to resign based on this case. I have tried to negotiate with them to wait for the case to be moved to the public prosecutor and now they are saying they will terminate me. I have been under suspension with no pay for three months now. Kindly advise whether I should go to the labour courts with a complaint or still try to talk to my current employer. Thank you

Labour ban for resignation before completing one year

Q: I have got a 1-year ban because of leaving my previous job in 6 months and now I have an offer letter from a new company. They are going to process my visa under unskilled labour which was the same in my previous contract. I want to know if this gets rejected, will I have any legal claim against the company who offered me a job? Also, they took my visa copy, passport and Emirates ID copy even before issuing me an offer letter. So I assumed they would have already checked my eligibility to apply for a new visa. Please guide me

Procedure to access the bank accounts of the deceased

Q: Dear Madam, I’m working for a company in Abu Dhabi. My friend/colleague (Non-Muslim) expired in December 2018 (without a will). He lived in Abu Dhabi for more than 20 years and had an account with money and National Bonds. What is the procedure to withdraw the money & National Bonds of the deceased from the account? His wife is in India and not able to visit the UAE. Kindly help me to know the procedures.

The procedures of validating a waiver of bounced cheque case

Q: My father had a case of a bounced cheque of AED 450k against him filed by a supplier. He was detained at Al Riffa Police Station and proceeded for Public Prosecution in Barsha where he was sentenced to 3 months in an outer jail. We did not want to prolong this so we made a settlement with the supplier who filed the case to provide us with Tanazul (Clearance/ NOC), stating that they wish to withdraw the case and settlement has been made. Is this sufficient to have my father released from jail? What other procedures are involved?

Seeking visa cancellation and final settlement upon termination

Q: After redundancy of my position in Feb 2018, the employer filed a false absconding case which I got removed in July 2018 in their presence and the Ministry cancelled my labour card. The employer delayed visa cancellation. Due to my liability with the bank, the final settlement had to be transferred which they did not do as previously agreed with the bank. Until date (Feb 25, 2019), they have not paid it to me in spite of the Ministry of Labour tribunal and Tawafuq center asking them to pay it. They have not cancelled my visa and they tell me it can not be done. How do I solve this problem given that the sponsor has to cancel my visa? The Ministry of Labour has routed compensation request to the court via Al Adheed.

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