U.A.E Visa Rules,Dubai visa Rules,U.A.E Labor Law: No Need to Reimburse Visa Expense to Employer in U...

U.A.E Visa Rules,Dubai visa Rules,U.A.E Labor Law: No Need to Reimburse Visa Expense to Employer in U...:

As per U.A.E Labour Law, an
employee seeks to terminate his employment contract, the employer shall not be
legally entitled to receive from the employee, any amount of money against the
cost of visa incurred by the employer.

It may also be noted that
there are no laws which prescribe that an employee should reimburse the
employer towards the visa expenses. Rather it shall be deemed to be in
contravention of Article 60 of the Federal Law No 8 of 1980 Re: Regulation of
Labour Relations which states:

"No amount of money may
be deducted from a worker's wage in respect of private claims, except in the
following cases:

1) Repayment of loans or money
advances paid to the worker in excess of his entitlements, provided that the
amount deducted in this case shall not exceed 10 per cent of his wage.

2) Contributions that the
workers are required by law to make from their wages, towards social security
and insurance schemes.

3) The worker's contributions
to a provident fund or repayment of loans due thereto.

4) Contributions towards any
welfare scheme or in respect of any other privileges or services provided by
the employer and approved by the labour department.

5) Fines imposed upon the
worker for any offence he commits.

6) Any debt exacted in
execution of a court ruling, provided, however, that the deduction made in
execution thereof should not exceed one-quarter of the wage due to the worker.
Where there are several debts or creditors, the maximum deduction shall be half
the worker's wage, which shall be divided pro rata among the creditors, after
payment of any legal alimony to the extent of one quarter of the worker's
wage."