Company refuses to honour fair remuneration agreement

I worked for seven years as a manager of a company and resigned nine months ago.

- MOHAMMAD EBRAHIM AL SHAIBA

In the final settlement, the company promised to pay me Dh40,000 for the three months following the end of my contract if I followed up on any work that the company requested. I did the work, but the company did not pay me the agreed-upon amount. What should I do?

You are entitled to this remuneration in accordance with the agreement, but the burden to prove that you did the work that the company requested falls on you.

Article 1 of the Labour Law defines a labour contract as every agreement concluded between the employer and worker, under which the latter is committed to working for the employer under his supervision and guidance in consideration of a wage payable by the employer.