110 Days Unpaid. Management is selling the company this week and trying to extract institutional memory before they flee. Filing a Payment Order—need a sanity check.
I need a quick operational/legal reality check from anyone who knows UAE civil law or has survived a corporate asset-evasion game.
I have been working under a private, non-MOHRE civil contract for a hospitality group. I haven’t been paid a single filis in 110 days.
(To address why I let it go this far: the bulk of this gap fell during the massive period of national concern between February and March when the region faced unprecedented disruption. I acted in absolute good faith, understanding the wider operational strains and relying on repeated management promises that things would be normalized once the crisis settled.)
I have survived on short personal loans and from friends, managed branch operations and kept things running until the venue literally had its water and electricity cut off due to unpaid bills.
Recently, I hit my physical and financial limit. I sent a formal notice to management halting my services due to non-performance (non-payment) and unsafe working conditions, explicitly stating I am not resigning.
Here is where the clock starts ticking:
Management recently texted me asking me to come in to meet "the new buyers" because the owner is liquidating and selling the business right now. Simultaneously, they are pressuring me to hand over the foundational operational frameworks.
I’m heading to court services to bypass the usual MOHRE loops (since it's a private civil contract) and file for an emergency Amr Adaa (Payment Order) combined with an urgent Al-Hajz Al-Tahaffuzi (Precautionary Attachment) to freeze their trade license before they can officially register the transfer to the new buyers.
What I need from the Reddit brain trust:
Has anyone successfully executed a Precautionary Attachment on a trade license under a private contract? How fast did the judge typically sign off in chambers?
Are there any hidden administrative tripwires I should watch out for at the counter to prevent the processing clerk from automatically routing me back to labor court?
If management realizes their license is frozen mid-sale, what is their likely counter-move to unfreeze it?
I’ve got the private contract, the undisputed salary slips, and management's written admission of the active sale printed and ready to go. Just trying to ensure I haven't missed a single chess piece before I hit the counter.
Appreciate any insight, experiences, or legal formatting tips you guys have. Let's get this settled.