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A recent labour law amendment has given the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (Mohre) the jurisdiction to settle disputes worth Dh50,000 or less without going to the court. At a workshop held on Thursday at the Mohre headquarters in Muhaisnah, a team of legal researchers explained more about the law and its ramifications. Procedure explained How to report: Any employee who has a labour-related dispute can file a complaint at the Mohre office. This can be done in person, online or by calling the call centre on 60056566. What happens: Once the complaint is received by the Ministry, it…
Donald Trump will become the first former US president to stand trial on criminal charges after a New York judge on Thursday denied his request to dismiss an indictment stemming from hush money paid to a porn star and set a March 25 trial date. Justice Juan Merchan’s ruling during a testy hearing in Manhattan means that Trump will stand trial in at least one the four criminal cases he faces as he pursues the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden in the November 5 US election. Trump, 77, had asked Merchan to toss the 34-count indictment, which…
Eminence Real Estate, a leading name in the UAE real estate sector, announced that the company witnessed a 29% surge in transactions, a 27% increase in clientele, and a substantial 40% expansion of the company’s office space in 2023. The company is optimistic that 2024, will only be better given the strong performance in 2023. Since its inception in 2020 with just 10 members, the company has expanded its team to 70 professionals, solidifying its position as a trusted and dynamic player in the real estate market. In the span of just three years, Eminence Real Estate has recorded an…
Dubai Capitals may have only sneaked into the ILT20 playoffs, taking the fourth and the last spot, but they roared into the final on Thursday. Having outplayed the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the Eliminator in their emphatic 85-run win on Tuesday, the Capitals turned the screw on the Gulf Giants in the Qualifier 2 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Such was their dominance that the defending champions showed the white flag in the Capitals’ powerplay overs. Having crawled to 136 for six on a slow surface, the Giants’ looked clueless after the Capitals raced to 73 for 0 in…
During today’s Xbox Business Update, Sarah Bond, president of Xbox at Microsoft, reaffirmed the gaming company’s commitment to hardware. She confirmed that Xbox is already looking ahead to its next console, which she teases will be a major technical leap. The news came at the end of a 22-minute podcast where Xbox shared its vision for the future. The panel, featuring CEO of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer, Bond, and Matt Booty, president of game content and studios, addressed rumors that Xbox would be bringing its games to other platforms and ditching hardware. While there was some truth to the first…
A new payment card was launched during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the UAE on Tuesday. Jaywan is built on India’s digital RuPay credit and debit card stack for the UAE market. The two countries also agreed to link their instant payment platforms – India’s UPI and UAE’s AANI – as this will promote a wider acceptance of credit and debit RuPay cards in the country. “We are stepping into a new FinTech era with the launch of my UPI RuPay card and your Jaywan card,” Modi said after the launch in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Khaleej Times…
Kuwait’s emir on Thursday dissolved parliament after a lawmaker reportedly insulted the ruler, the latest dissolution to strike the nation’s legislature amid years of political gridlock. The state-run Kuna news agency announced the decree from the country’s ruling emir, Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber. It cites “offensive and uncontrolled” utterances by lawmakers for the decision, without elaborating. On Wednesday, the Cabinet reportedly refused to attend parliament after lawmakers refused to delete remarks by one of their colleagues that purportedly insulted Sheikh Meshal.
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What happens when a worker signs a document saying, ‘all dues paid’ and then doesn’t get paid? The employee can still file a case against the company, according to experts at the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE). “If an employee signs a document saying, ‘all dues paid’ and does not receive his end-of-service gratuity or overtime or benefits, he can still approach the Ministry and file a case,” said Abdulla Alawadhi, legal researcher at MoHRE. “We do realise that sometimes the employee is forced to sign the document due to pressure by the company or without knowing what…
Amanat Holdings, a leading healthcare and education investment company, said on Thursday that its net profits for 2023 surged by 39 per cent to Dh155.10 million from Dh111.70 million a year earlier, while the earnings per share (EPS) went up to Dh0.05 from Dh0.04. The listed company posted revenues amounting to Dh718.10 million in 2023, higher by 40 per cent year-on-year (YoY) compared to the previous year’s Dh513.10 million. “The higher revenues were backed by almost two-fold growth at the education platform and the growth at the healthcare platform through the consolidation of Sukoon as well as the continued expansion…