The
committe representing the Ministry of Labour refused a UAE sponsor work permits
to hire new employees at his 29 facilities and denied renewal of trade licences
of some others. The ministry records showed some violations in 13 facilities.
Also the national did not register all of his facilities in the wages
protection ystem (WPS), which requires each facility to pay their workers’ salaries
through the system.
The open
day, attended by Humaid bin Dimas, Executive Director of the Labuor Ministry;
Abdul-Wahab Essa expert at the department of labour offices and Essa Al
Zarouni, Director of Inspection in the ministry, received 30 complaints and
petitions from employers.
The
committee promised to consider the request submitted by an employer to waive
off Dh10,000 fine issued against him for violating the mid-day break rule. Al
Zarouni said: "Usually the ministry refuses to excuse any employer from
mid-day rule fines. But this is an exemption as a concrete work, crucial to the
construction of that project, had to be completed at one go. However, in future
documents from the Department of Water and Electricity, supporting the case,
should be presented to the labour ministry to make employees work through
mid-day."
In
another case, the committee refused to renew the licence of a office belonging
to a, UAE citizen because it was a bogus facility. Bin Dimas said: “Such people
must be referred to public prosecution, because they trade in supplying
labourers. And when there are no sufficient work they are forced to abscond and
end up being a security threat."
In yet
another case, that came up for hearing at the open day was the request by a
citizen to write-off the fines on his four facilities for delaying their
renewal. The committe instructed a panel to visit those facilities and give
them a report.
The
committe also heard the request of an Arab businessman who asked the ministry
to issue him temporary work permits until the court issued a verdict on
the dispute with his partners pertaining to their shares in the company. He
requested the ministry to renew his visa as he has been overstaying in the
country long after his residence visa expired. He also requested to sponsor his
wife, who is currently under the sponsorship of the company run by his
partners. The committee promised take a decision after hearing what his
partners had to say.
Meanwhile,
the committe rejected the request of a worker to revoke his ban slapped by his
sponsor after he was impriosoned for a year on charges ofalcohol trafficking
and the Department of Naturalisationa nd Residency ordered him to leave the UAE
within three months. The committee ruled that the worker should leave the country
to serve the six-month ban period.
The
committee confirmed that the law allows employer to complaint against workers
if they are absent for more than seven consecutive days without notice.
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