interessting discussion here
first because the company says that they have to comply with the law is effectively only two things
firsy they want to create fear so you don’t walk into a lawyers office
second just because they say so - they are not correct
the problem hear is that nobody ever really tried it And if so we don’t no the result except via rumors. that’s all because everybody is fearing the consequences
and yes the chances to get a positiv result in Dubai are minimal as you rely on a local judge - Wasta
fighting for the terms of your contract because you want your vacation while also wanting to keep the job is different from being made redundant and ultimate fighting for the live line and future.
i have seen in one of the handed out documents around the eos that ek refers to the Labour law and the correctness of their doing accordingly
EK follows the Labour law widely but the also break it to their wish when They know you can’t do much without risking your job - if you go to court the excuse to dismiss you will be breaking with the confidentiality rules
for eg their is a local lawyer who sent an email that he is not excepting cases against EY even thou it would Be 1000+ clients -guess why
bottom line going into that fight for 3 month salary is not worth the fight - you need to go way bigger than that - these are only supporting arguments but not a reason for a court case
if you want to achieve something you need to proof a gross misconduct and abuse of your contract relation
this is difficult as EK is always on the boarder of the law