Court orders firm to pay Dhs102,209 to employee

The Abu Dhabi Primary Labour Court has ordered a company to pay Dhs102,209 to an employee who was dismissed after more than 14 years of service.

- Abdulrahman Saeed, Staff Reporter

The company had withheld his unpaid wages for IO months, as well as his notice period salary and vacation allowance.

Details reveal that the employee filed a lawsuit against the company, demanding the payment of Dhs87,285 as his end-of-service gratuity, Dhs18,496 as vacation allowance, Dhs34,500 as financial and moral compensation for the company’s failure to pay his salary for IO months, Dhs34,500 as notice period salary, Dhs1,500 as return flight tickets, and a 98 delay interest from the date of claim until full payment, and legal fees and expenses, besides giving him an experience certificate.