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A reader from Dubai asks: I have been working for the same company for the last seven years and resigned last month. My employer is refusing to pay me my dues so I filed a complaint against him at the labour court. Can the labour court 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 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 the amicable settlement is not reached, the said department must within two weeks from the date of submitting 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 observation of the department. The court shall, within three days from the date of receiving the request, fix a sitting to consider the claim and the two parties shall be notified thereof.
Questions answered by Advocate Mohammad Ebrahim Al Shaiba of Al Bahr Advocates and Legal Consultants
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