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Supreme Court orders maintenance company to pay worker’s dues

ABU DHABI — Upholding the verdicts of the lower courts, the Federal Supreme Court recently ordered a maintenance company to pay dues amounting to Dh37,320 to a worker whose services had been arbitrarily terminated for refusing to work overtime.

The worker had lodged a complaint with the Labour Disputes Section in the Ministry of Labour, which failed to bring about an amicable settlement.

The matter was referred to the Abu Dhabi Court of First Instance, which ordered the company to pay the worker’s dues in full. The verdict was confirmed by the Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal.

The company then moved the Federal Supreme Court demanding that the previous ruling be overturned since the complainant had failed to perform his duties, and refused to work overtime.

In reply, the worker said that the company used to force all labourers to work overtime without paying any remuneration for the additional work. Three of his colleagues also testified in his favour.

The apex court finally rejected the company’s petition and ordered it to pay the worker’s dues.