dunebasher1
My friend works for a small trading company in Dubai. There is a staff of 2 people working there and they have not been paid in nearly 6 months. Now my friend has found other employment and wants to leave but they will not give him release. I think if he goes and files a compliant at the MoL he can get a release. Is this correct and can tell me how to go about doing this?
xty
If no reconciliation can be made between you and the company...
If the company is in a free zone area, go to the free zone authority first to obtain the reference letter (in Arabic). I don't know for non free zone company. Maybe you go directly to Ministry of Labour head office?
Bring the free zone reference letter to the Ministry of Labour office (lower ground room 103 if I'm not mistaken, or ask first the reception) inside Dubai Courts building (next to Maktoum bridge).
Go to typing centre (inside Dubai Courts), they will ask for the details (joining date, termination date, salary breakdown, etc), they will make your "demand letter" in Arabic (including all the amounts: unpaid salary, notice period, gratuity, leave balance, etc) for you to open/register a case.
Bring the "demand letter" back to reception, open/register the case, they will give you a schedule for hearing. Submit also any documents (legally translated to Arabic if possible) that may support you.
Mind you that it may cost you lots of money for legal translation of supporting documents (if any), and it may take weeks to finish the hearing up to the judgements (you know the "effectiveness" of govt). Meaning, you got to be prepared with the "surviving money" and see if it's worth to fight for.
marrakech
- xty wrote:
If no reconciliation can be made between you and the company...
If the company is in a free zone area, go to the free zone authority first to obtain the reference letter (in Arabic). I don't know for non free zone company. Maybe you go directly to Ministry of Labour head office?
Bring the free zone reference letter to the Ministry of Labour office (lower ground room 103 if I'm not mistaken, or ask first the reception) inside Dubai Courts building (next to Maktoum bridge).
Go to typing centre (inside Dubai Courts), they will ask for the details (joining date, termination date, salary breakdown, etc), they will make your "demand letter" in Arabic (including all the amounts: unpaid salary, notice period, gratuity, leave balance, etc) for you to open/register a case.
Bring the "demand letter" back to reception, open/register the case, they will give you a schedule for hearing. Submit also any documents (legally translated to Arabic if possible) that may support you.
Mind you that it may cost you lots of money for legal translation of supporting documents (if any), and it may take weeks to finish the hearing up to the judgements (you know the "effectiveness" of govt). Meaning, you got to be prepared with the "surviving money" and see if it's worth to fight for.
Hi Guys,
I just started this process a few weeks ago, the hearing was scheduled for last week Tuesday, I showed up and waited for my name to be called out, when it happened I walked up to the judges a translator was provided they looked at the documents. a few things were said in Arabic... and right after they told me that I will have to come back again for another hearing, which is in the end of September.
Has anyone been through this? Does anyone know what the next steps are?
Thanks!
Gayve
My husband has been going through this process since February and it is still on going................possibly another 2 or 3 months before it is over.
xty
The whole labour dispute process, law, and immigrations seem ridiculous, useless, and unfair for the employees.
Unless you get another job quick, you need huge of surviving money to stay for months (during the process).
Second, just make sure that your company didn't cancel the visa yet or the visa is expired or about to expire. Otherwise you MUST EXIT the country one month after cancellation/expiration even if the case is not finished!
rohan5
I have not received my salary since Feb 2009 till June 2009. And the director had closed down the company by the end of June 2009 and promised us to do our payments. By october he tells us to handover our passports for visa cancelation and he was not ready to pay our dues. He gave us threathning emails saying the sponsor can abscond our visa. This is when i called the MOL help line and asked them what to do. They told me to file a complaint with the Mol by this i will get my dues settled and i will also receive an NOC. (They said NOC is guaranteed with every complaint). I filed a complaint and was given a date and time in a letter to have a meeting with the legal advisor. I forwarded this letter to the director. On the meeting day, A local was sent by the sposnor of the company (the director was not present). During the meeting the local shows a card (beleive he works for the MOL) to the legal advisor and they have a discussion. The legal advisor then asks me what is the problem. I tell her my dues are pending and for how many months. Then she discussed with him and tells me that i have received my dues and is not handing over the passport for cancelation. I told her i have not received my dues that is why i have filed a complaint. She almost behaved like i am the culprit. Then i informed her the company has been clsoed and its been six months since they have not renewed the license. That is why they want ot cancel our visas. She didnt listen, to what i said. She kept writing what he local told her to write, he signed the letter and then she told me to sign. When i was going to read the letter which was in arabic, she scoulded me saying you are signing it or not. Thne i had to sign. Thne she tell the next meeting date and time and tells me to bring my passport for cancelation and i will receive my dues. I asked her what is my dues and she didnt tell me. Then i asked her waht about an NOC. She said this depends on the Sponsor.
I am really shocked to see this happening to me. I came for help from the MOL. I was born and brought up here and thought there is some hope in this country for me. But now i am stuck with this. If someone can advice what to do, iw ill really appreciate it.
rohan5
PLEASE I NEED AN URGENT HELP.
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