DCC 59/2003

This case involved a claim for unfair dismissal by an employee. The key issue was whether he had taken the correct procedural steps as he had not made a claim to the correct Labour Department. The employee had already made a complaint to Dubai's Internet Zone and the Labour Department had said it had no mandate to receive complaints from employees who worked in this zone.

Background

An employee filed a case against a company and requested the court order the company to pay him 140370 AED and annual interest. The employee stated he had started working with the company on 15/11/2000 and was dismissed on 09/05/2001 without justification.

The court rejected the case because the employee had not made a complaint to the Labour Department.

The employee appealed the ruling before the court of appeal. The court rejected the appeal and upheld the appealed ruling.

Decision