Labour and Employment disputes can arise in all types of businesses. These disputes affect both parties, e.g. employers and employees. It’s not possible to avoid these disputes. UAE continues to attract international investors, entrepreneurs, and skilled professionals by creating a large number of business and employment opportunities. Employment disputes related to unpaid salaries, end-of-service benefits, and wrongful termination are quite common. UAE Labour Law provides a legal structure and set of rules to protect both employers and employees. Our experienced Labor Lawyers in Dubai provide legal advice to UAE-based businesses, business executives, HR managers, and employees. We provide legal representation and litigation services before the UAE courts, including:

  • UAE Immigration Visa,

  • Employment Visa cancellation, Issuance and its Renewal,

  • Wrongful Termination, Arbitrary Dismissals

  • Unpaid Salary, End of Service Benefits, Compensations,

  • Employment and Termination policies and decisions,

  • Employment contracts drafting,

  • Interpretation of Obligatory Employment Laws, gratuity,

  • Dealing with Performance Issues

Trusted Labour and Employment Lawyers

A Support for Employers and Employees

Our lawyers provide vital support to both employers and employees dealing with work-related issues and assist with drafting contracts and court litigation support. Our legal team is equally known for representing the clients in court cases if the disputes cannot be resolved through mediation, and through mediation, which is outside the court. New UAE Federal Laws have created ease, and simultaneously, a very strong check on companies and their employees. Therefore, now court cases have to be managed by only senior attorneys.

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We are the specialised attorneys for labour law in the UAE, featuring in the Gulf News weekly. Expatriate workers can benefit from consulting our trusted lawyers to reduce the risk, because they are not familiar with the local laws. Employers can also consult our legal experts to get labour law UAE advice and legal solutions. We are experts in the new UAE Labour Law implemented in February 2022, in order to improve the work relationship between employer and employee and to enhance productivity.

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Reliable Legal Support

We offer reliable legal support to our clients in tackling employment disputes. Our staff offer targeted and result-oriented legal services to address the needs of clients. We use the most proactive legal strategies, based on experience and broad exposure.

Contractual Structuring

  • A great value to UAE Businesses

Our legal experts support UAE businesses by drafting, reviewing, and structuring employment contracts that comply with UAE Labour Law. The capabilities and expertise help them to prevent several employment disputes. We are the perfect choice for individuals, start-ups and established business organisations in the UAE.

HR Policy Structuring

  • HR Policies

Legal compliance is the set of legal rules and regulations in any country. HR policy is a foundation for a business, in order to maintain workforce management in the business. Our lawyers play an important role by connecting legal compliance and HR policies. Everything is covered under this combination, e.g. workplace safety, work operations, work standards and disciplinary procedures.

  • HR Departments

Our professionals assist and train HR experts, and help them to implement UAE Labour Law policies and rules in the companies effectively. We train and update the knowledge of HR experts and managers so they can avoid facing legal challenges.

We are the most senior lawyers

  • Yes, we are the most senior lawyers and a reputed law firm, located in Business Bay. Our team is comprised of senior lawyers and legal consultants.
  • Advocate Mr Mohammad Ebrahim Hassan Al Shaiba writes in Gulf News every week and answers complex legal queries.

Why choose us

We are highly specialized in UAE labour law litigation and outside the court mediation services. Our clients choose us for complicated employment-related disputes, including:

  • Legal counselling
  • Legal representation in court
  • Prompt assistance
  • Customized legal solutions
  • Business protection
  • HR policies
  • Internal legal support
  • Third-party legal support

UAE Labour Law 2022

UAE Labour Law underwent a major revision in 2022, and it was implemented from the same year, February 2022. Now, the Companies are obliged to follow the new Labour Law UAE rules and legal compliance. The speculation can be removed by checking with our legal experts in this regard. We aim to provide full legal support.

Confidentiality

There is no compromise on client confidentiality. We maintain the highest standards of client safety and protect their interests. Our clients’ data, information, case details, and sensitive information are kept fully secret.

Diverse Clientele

We have a diverse type of clientele. We serve employers, employees and HR professionals. We provide legal assistance to internal legal departments, internal legal counsel, individuals, businesses and multi-nationals.

FAQ’S

Federal Decree Law No 20 of 2023 amends specific provisions in Federal Decree Law No 33 of 2021. The new labour and employment law became effective on 2nd February 2022.

Ministry of Human Resource and Emiratization is responsible to manage initial complaints. Initial complaints are lodged there and referred to competent court if there could be no settlement between complainant and defendant.

Labour Law UAE also prohibits employment discrimination, injustice and pressure employment on the basis of gender, tribe, sex, nationality religion, or disability.

Employer has to cancel the employment VISA within

Labour Court Fee is 5% of the claim amount and maximum AED 20000. It applies once the claim amount reaches AED 100000 or above.

When claim amount goes beyond AED 50000. Appeal Court provides more accurate and better court investigations and another opportunity to either party, to prove their narrative in appeal court.

  • A wage of 21 days for first 5 years.
  • As per new UAE Labour Law, the first 5 years are counted on 21 Days and above 5 years of the service are counted on 30 Days. For better details you can check with our lawyers and legal consultants.

  • When both parties are agreed, and one written agreement is made.
  • Contract reaches to its expiry.
  • Employer terminates the contract or employee resigns.
  • Employer death causes the cancellation of agreement.
  • Employee death also causes the agreement cancellation.
  • Special Circumstances.
  • Company is not in a position to continue its operations and become bankrupt.

  • New Labour Law provides 60 Days maternity leave.
  • First 45 Days with full salary.
  • Next 15 Days with half salary.
  • A female worker who gives birth to an unhealthy/sick child whose health condition requires a continuous health check, care or treatment, will be again entitled to 30 days leave but with full pay, which is commencing from the expiry of her maternity leave. It can be extended for another 30 days.

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