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Gulf Today
15-07-2025
- Business
- Gulf Today
Employee sues company for dismissal after 14 years of service in Abu Dhabi, to get Dhs102,209 compensation
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. The company had withheld his unpaid wages for 10 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 10 months, Dhs34,500 as notice period salary, Dhs1,500 as return flight tickets, and a 9% delay interest from the date of claim until full payment, and legal fees and expenses, besides giving him an experience certificate. The plaintiff stated that he joined the company in 2010 under an employment contract with a total salary of Dhs11,500 but he was dismissed in the second half of 2024. Regarding the end-of-service gratuity, the court noted that the employment contract confirmed the employee's entitlement to one month's salary for each year of service. Given his service period of 14 years, 1 month, and 23 days, he is entitled to Dhs87,259 as gratuity. For the vacation allowance, the court ruled that he is entitled to 15 days of leave, amounting to Dhs3,450. As for the notice period salary, the court stated that the employee is entitled to one month's salary of Dhs11,500, as per the employment contract.
Gulf Today
01-07-2025
- Automotive
- Gulf Today
'Autoworld' to invest Dhs45 million in new Jafza facility
Autoworld International FZCO, the regional distributor for India's Bajaj Auto Ltd, has announced an investment of Dhs45 million to develop a new logistics and distribution hub in the Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza). The facility will enhance Autoworld's ability to serve rapidly growing markets across Africa and the Middle East. The agreement was officially signed in the presence of Abdullah Bin Damithan, CEO and Managing Director of DP World GCC; Abdulla Al Hashmi, Chief Operating Officer, Parks & Zones at DP World GCC; Kumar Motiram Lakhani, Chairman of Autoworld; Monish Lakhani, Managing Director at Autoworld and Vishal Lakhani, Director at Autoworld. Spanning over 162,000 sq. ft, the facility will include an assembly plant for Bajaj motorcycles and three-wheelers, as well as storage and distribution space for spare parts, tyres, and lubricants. Scheduled for completion by 2026, the hub will also support the introduction of new product lines through partnerships with international manufacturers, strengthening the company's presence. Abdulla Al Hashmi, Chief Operating Officer, Parks and Zones, DP World GCC, said, 'Autoworld's expansion underscores the strength of Jafza's integrated trade and logistics ecosystem which now connects 940 automotive companies from 88 countries. Last year alone, Jafza supported automotive trade valued at nearly Dhs102 billion.' The project is expected to create over 100 direct and indirect jobs, supporting Dubai's growing mobility and logistics ecosystem. WAM
Gulf Today
10-04-2025
- Gulf Today
Kuwaiti brothers lose bag with Dhs100,000 at Dubai Airport, get it back within 30 minutes
The General Department of Airport Security at Dubai Police returned a bag belonging to two brothers travelling via Dubai International Airport to their sister within 30 minutes after the loss was reported. The bag contained Dhs102,000 as well as the two brothers' passports and personal belongings. Brigadier Hamouda Balsuwaida Al Ameri, director of the department, said that two Kuwaiti brothers received news of the death of a family member, so they rushed to book a return ticket to their homeland. "After boarding the plane, however, they realised that they had lost their bag at terminal 1 of Dubai International Airport," he added. Since they could not leave the plane, they contacted their sister, who was seeing them off at the airport, and she filed a report on a missing item with the police. "The specialised teams rushed to search for the bag and handed it over to the sister of the two passengers within 30 minutes in accordance with the approved legal delivery procedures," Al Ameri said. He pointed out that cases of loss are normally recurring at Dubai International Airport and that the lost items vary between sums of money, valuables and different documents, including travel documents. The Lost and Found Department personnel are experienced enough to deal with reports accurately and swiftly, he said, adding that in a previous incident, Dubai Police returned the belongings to their respective owners even before they knew they were lost.
