Asif Adil v Frontline Development Partners Limited (CFI 015/2014)- DIFC Court of First Instance judgement was a landmark case, as it was the first decision from the Court of First Instance ,which considered the penalty provision outlined under Article 18 of the DIFC Employment Law No 4 of 2005 (as amended).
Article 18 considers payment where the employment relationship between parties is terminated. It stipulates that:
(1) An employer shall pay all wages and any other amount owing to an employee within fourteen (14) days after the employer or employee terminates the employment.
(2) If an employer fails to pay wages or any other amount owing to an employee in accordance with Article 18(1), the employer shall pay the employee a penalty equivalent to the last daily wage for each day the employer is in arrears.
The judge ruled that the Claimant was entitled to be awarded a daily penalty equivalent to the Claimant’s last daily wage in accordance with Article 18.Asif Adil v Frontline Development Partners Limited (CFI 015/2014)- DIFC Court of First Instance judgement was a landmark case, as it was the first decision from the Court of First Instance ,which considered the penalty provision outlined under Article 18 of the DIFC Employment Law No 4 of 2005 (as amended).
Article 18 considers payment where the employment relationship between parties is terminated. It stipulates that:
(1) An employer shall pay all wages and any other amount owing to an employee within fourteen (14) days after the employer or employee terminates the employment.
(2) If an employer fails to pay wages or any other amount owing to an employee in accordance with Article 18(1), the employer shall pay the employee a penalty equivalent to the last daily wage for each day the employer is in arrears.
The judge ruled that the Claimant was entitled to be awarded a daily penalty equivalent to the Claimant’s last daily wage in accordance with Article 18.