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A reader in Dubai asks: I have worked for a company in Dubai for the past 10 years. I have been given a termination letter and I am also not allowed to enter the company's premises anymore and the employer is refusing to pay me my dues so I filed a complaint against him at the labour office. Can the labour office force him to pay my dues or what is the next step to get my end-of-service benefits?
As per Article 6 of Federal Labour Law No. 8, 1980, we quote the following: If the employee or the worker or any beneficiary thereof has raised a claim concerning any of the rights accruing to any of them according to the provisions of this law, he shall submit a request thereof to the Labour Department. This department shall summon the two parties to the dispute and shall take whatever it deems necessary to settle the dispute amicably.
Such a department does not have the right to force any party to accept any solution that he does not desire. If an amicable settlement is not reached, the said department must within two weeks from the date of the request submit the dispute to the concerned court. The submission must be accompanied with a note including a summary of the dispute, the arguments of the two parties and the department's observation. The court shall, within three days of receiving the request, fix a sitting to consider the claim and the two parties shall be notified thereof. The labour court can force the employer to pay the dues if the judgment is in your favour.
Questions answered by Advocate Mohammad Ebrahim Al Shaiba of Al Bahr Advocates and Legal Consultants
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