Dubai Court grants Dhs57,500 to worker left jobless after offer collapse

The Civil Court in Dubai has ordered a company to pay Dhs57,500 in compensation to an employee after it failed to implement a signed job offer, causing the employee both material and moral damages.

The employee filed a lawsuit after an amicable settlement with the company failed, requesting that it be required to pay him three months’ salary. He stated that he had accepted a job offer from the company for the position of Senior Purchasing Officer with a total monthly salary of Dhs19,000. Accordingly, he cancelled his residency visa and terminated his employment with his previous employer. However, he added that the defendant company did not complete the employment procedures or assign him to work, leaving him unemployed.

During the court proceedings, the defendant company denied issuing the job offer. However, the court relied on documents and electronic correspondence exchanged between the two parties, which included acknowledgment of the offer’s contents and direct steps taken to obtain a work permit. This evidence confirmed the existence of a valid contractual relationship.

The court affirmed that the relationship between the two parties was based on an employment contract, and that both parties were obligated to fulfil their commitments. The court further emphasized that if a breach of contract is proven and results in direct damage, the injured party is entitled to compensation.

As a result, the court ordered the company to pay a total of Dhs57,500 in compensation for material and moral damages, in addition to court costs.