An Abu Dhabi company must pay Dh540,000 in compensation to a man they offered a job - only to revoke it at the last minute.
The firm lost a legal battle when a judge agreed that the would-be employee lost out financially as a result of the company's actions.
The plaintiff, whose identity or nationality was not revealed, was offered the job of budgeting manager by the company in August 2018, with a monthly salary of Dh90,000, in addition to health benefits and flight allowances for himself and his family.
The offer drove him to quit his previous job, which paid Dh76,000 a month, after the new employer notified him that he was accepted for the job.
However, the company never finalised his recruitment – he told the court.
A Court of First Instance ruled that the company must pay the man Dh540,000 as a compensation for his financial losses.
The company, who was also not identified, appealed the verdict, and argued that the plaintiff did not examine the offer properly before quitting his job; the letter was not signed by the right authorised person.
The plaintiff was rushed to quit his previous job and accepted their job offer without checking all the details, said the company.
The appeals court was not convinced, and this week upheld the lower court’s verdict.
“The company’s claim that it has no connection with the offer that was presented... has no proof and therefore must be rejected,” said the court.
UAE v Gibraltar
What: International friendly
When: 7pm kick off
Where: Rugby Park, Dubai Sports City
Admission: Free
Online: The match will be broadcast live on Dubai Exiles’ Facebook page
UAE squad: Lucas Waddington (Dubai Exiles), Gio Fourie (Exiles), Craig Nutt (Abu Dhabi Harlequins), Phil Brady (Harlequins), Daniel Perry (Dubai Hurricanes), Esekaia Dranibota (Harlequins), Matt Mills (Exiles), Jaen Botes (Exiles), Kristian Stinson (Exiles), Murray Reason (Abu Dhabi Saracens), Dave Knight (Hurricanes), Ross Samson (Jebel Ali Dragons), DuRandt Gerber (Exiles), Saki Naisau (Dragons), Andrew Powell (Hurricanes), Emosi Vacanau (Harlequins), Niko Volavola (Dragons), Matt Richards (Dragons), Luke Stevenson (Harlequins), Josh Ives (Dubai Sports City Eagles), Sean Stevens (Saracens), Thinus Steyn (Exiles)
Water waste
In the UAE’s arid climate, small shrubs, bushes and flower beds usually require about six litres of water per square metre, daily. That increases to 12 litres per square metre a day for small trees, and 300 litres for palm trees.
Horticulturists suggest the best time for watering is before 8am or after 6pm, when water won't be dried up by the sun.
A global report published by the Water Resources Institute in August, ranked the UAE 10th out of 164 nations where water supplies are most stretched.
The Emirates is the world’s third largest per capita water consumer after the US and Canada.
Museum of the Future in numbers
- 78 metres is the height of the museum
- 30,000 square metres is its total area
- 17,000 square metres is the length of the stainless steel facade
- 14 kilometres is the length of LED lights used on the facade
- 1,024 individual pieces make up the exterior
- 7 floors in all, with one for administrative offices
- 2,400 diagonally intersecting steel members frame the torus shape
- 100 species of trees and plants dot the gardens
- Dh145 is the price of a ticket
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