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Date: [DD MONTH YYYY]
Sent by [E-MAIL / HAND DELIVERY WITH SIGNED COPY / COURIER]
To:
[EMPLOYER — ESTABLISHMENT NAME AS IN THE TRADE LICENCE]
Attention: [HR MANAGER / GENERAL MANAGER / OWNER]
[ADDRESS, EMIRATE]
From:
[YOUR FULL NAME AS IN PASSPORT]
[JOB TITLE] · Employee no. [NO.]
Labour card / work permit no. [NO.] · MOHRE person code [NO., IF KNOWN]
[PHONE] · [E-MAIL]
Subject: Unpaid salary for [MONTH(S)] — request for payment under Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021
Dear [NAME],
I have worked for [ESTABLISHMENT] as [JOB TITLE] since [START DATE]. Under my employment contract my monthly wage is AED [TOTAL WAGE] (basic wage AED [AMOUNT] + allowances AED [AMOUNT]), payable [ON (DAY) OF EACH MONTH / AS STATED IN THE CONTRACT].
1. Salary not paid
Month Due date Amount due (AED) Paid (AED) Still owed (AED)
[AUGUST 2026] [DATE] [AMOUNT] [AMOUNT / 0] [AMOUNT]
[SEPTEMBER 2026] [DATE] [AMOUNT] [AMOUNT / 0] [AMOUNT]
[OTHER: OVERTIME / DEDUCTION I DID NOT AGREE TO] [DATE] [AMOUNT] [AMOUNT] [AMOUNT]
Total AED [TOTAL]
Article 22(2) of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 Regulating Labour Relations obliges the employer to pay wages on their due dates, through the systems approved by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation.
2. My request
Please pay AED [TOTAL] to my WPS salary account [BANK / EXCHANGE HOUSE, ACCOUNT OR CARD NO.] by [DATE], and confirm the date of each future salary payment in writing.
If the full amount is not paid by that date, I will submit a labour complaint to the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE) under Article 54 of the Decree-Law.
[OPTIONAL — USE ONLY IF YOU ARE READY TO LEAVE:] I also inform you that, if the breach is not remedied after the Ministry notifies you, I intend to leave work without notice while keeping my end-of-service rights, as allowed by Article 45(1) of the Decree-Law, after notifying the Ministry fourteen (14) business days before the date of leaving.
I would prefer to settle this directly. You can reach me at [PHONE / E-MAIL].
Yours faithfully,
______________________________
[YOUR FULL NAME]
Attachments:
1. Copy of the employment contract / offer letter (MOHRE).
2. Bank or WPS statements for [MONTHS] showing what was received.
3. Payslips, if any.
4. Messages from the employer about the delay.
BEFORE SENDING — delete this part
Mainland only. This letter uses the federal Labour Law for private-sector workers registered with MOHRE. DIFC and ADGM have their own employment laws and courts; other free zones may have their own rules — check with your free zone authority.
Not for domestic workers. Domestic workers are under a separate law (Article 3 of the Decree-Law).
Do not stop working on your own while waiting. The right to leave without notice in Article 45(1) needs a notice to MOHRE 14 business days before you leave.
Keep copies of everything: the letter, the delivery proof, your bank statements.
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