Can I encash air ticket?
A reader in Dubai asks: I have resigned after working for a multinational company for the past four years. I only took my annual leave and air ticket for the first year. My company permits employees to encash air tickets if they do not go on vacation. Since I am leaving the company after completing four years of service, am I eligible to encash the ticket?
According to the Court of Cassation in Dubai, if the company regulations provide any extra benefits for the worker, they take the legal form of a salary and may not be removed or decreased except with the approval of the worker. Thus, a yearly ticket is part of the salary and the reader can demand it if it is included in his labour contract and the company regulations.
Question answered by Advocate Mohammad Ebrahim Al Shaiba of Al Bahr Advocates and Legal Consultants.
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