Readers respond to poll on changing jobs in the UAE

This content was originally posted in 7DAYS UAE website at: Readers respond to poll on changing jobs in the UAE Almost a quarter of readers who responded to a 7DAYS poll on changing jobs in the UAE said they weren’t paid their gratuity. And almost a third said their employer prevented them from taking a new job. The poll came after an ‘Ask the Expert’ column by UAE-based solicitor Nida Chaudry, who outlined the laws governing gratuity payments and how they should be calculated. Chaudry said: “Your employer may not deduct amounts owing to you pursuant to your gratuity, however, the employer is entitled to deduct from your gratuity anything which you as an employee owe the company.” news@7days.ae   Read the original story at: Readers respond to poll on changing jobs in the UAE