I was not given notice period

I was not given notice period

A reader in Dubai asks: I worked for an IT company and my visa was cancelled, but my employer is saying my ticket has not yet been confirmed which is untrue, there has been no resignation letter from me or letter of termination from my company and my salary had not been paid for three months, What can I do? Can I work for another company or leave the country and come back on a new visa.

In fact, the sponsor does not have any right to conduct such procedures as mentioned as they are violating the labour law. Therefore, I advise the questioner to approach the Ministry of Labour immediately without any delay with a labour complaint, seeking to solve his difference with the sponsor or to refer the case to be reviewed by the competent labour court. In such a case, I would like to draw the questioner's attention that if he can prove to the Ministry of Labour that he has not received his salary for a period exceeding three months, then the Ministry might obligate the sponsor to transfer his visa to a new sponsor without the need for an NOC letter from the previous sponsor.

Questions answered by Advocate Mohammad Ebrahim Al Shaiba of Al Bahr Advocates and Legal Consultants

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