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Salary dispute
I worked for a Dubai furniture company for 30 days and according to the appointment letter my salary was Dh5,000 but when I collected my wages they gave me Dh3,500.
- Compiled By Dina Aboul Hosn
- Published: 00:10 December 7, 2007
A reader from Dubai asks: I worked for a Dubai furniture company for 30 days and according to the appointment letter my salary was Dh5,000 but when I collected my wages they gave me Dh3,500. I asked the company's management about the matter but they are not listening to me. Kindly give a suggestion. This is a question about the law and policy and not about the salary.
As we understand it you did not sign a labour contract. Thus, you do not yet have a labour relationship with your employer as there are no formal requirements for labour contracts from UAE Labour Ministry. You can file a complaint with the Ministry of Labour to force your employer to pay what he promised.
Questions answered by Advocate Mohammad Ebrahim Al Shaiba of Al Bahr Advocates and Legal Consultants
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