Employee accuses employer of filing false absconding case

I was working in a private company. Three months ago, my employer asked me to look for another job, claiming that the company was going through difficult financial circumstances. This was in front of two of my colleagues. However, I have now learned that the employer has filed a complaint against me for absconding. What is the appropriate action to take against the employer, and how can I prove that I left work based on the employer's request. I have also not received my delayed salaries for more than a year, in addition to my other entitlements.

- MOHAMMAD EBRAHIM AL SHAIBA

The appropriate procedure to be taken is to file a labour complaint against the employer in front of the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation for dismissing you in front of your colleagues and claim all you labour rights including, but not limited, to your salaries for the past year with annual leave and gratuity.

You have to use the judgment and submit it to the labour ministry to remove the absconding complaint.

As for the labour claim, the burden to prove that the employer had dismissed you and that you did not leave the work by your own, falls on you.

You have to request your colleagues' testimony as well as to provide any other prove that supports your claim including documents, emails and WhatsApp messages.