Regardless of by no means entering into the office, an worker in Abu Dhabi has gained a case in opposition to an organization that did not honour his employment contract. A neighborhood court docket has ordered the agency to pay AED 110,400 (roughly ₹26 lakh) in unpaid wages for a job the worker was by no means allowed to begin.
The unnamed worker signed a fixed-term contract that included a primary wage of AED 7,200 and a complete compensation bundle of AED 24,000 monthly, based on Khaleej Occasions. The contract was legitimate from November 11, 2024, to April 7, 2025. However regardless of a sound provide letter and all formalities, the corporate by no means permitted him to start work.
The worker took the matter to the Abu Dhabi Labour Court docket, which dominated in his favour, stressing that employment agreements are legally binding, even when the worker hasn’t formally taken cost.
“It was clear from the wage report, the employment contract, and the supporting paperwork submitted via the case administration system that the delay in beginning work was as a result of employer,” Emarat Al Youm quoted the court docket as saying.
The employer claimed the worker was on depart and had not reported to responsibility. Nonetheless, the court docket discovered no proof of any official inquiry or proof of such absence. The worker did admit to taking an eight-day depart, which was subtracted from the full declare, leading to a wage award for 4 months and 18 days.
The court docket invoked Article 912 of the Civil Transactions Regulation, affirming that wages are a employee’s elementary proper and can’t be withheld except there may be written proof of waiver or formal authorized justification.
