1. If the Employer, Worker or any beneficiary thereof disputes concerning any of the rights entitled to any of them pursuant to the provisions of this Law by Decree, he shall apply to the Ministry that shall examine the application and take whatever is considered necessary for amicable settlement of dispute. 2. The Ministry shall resolve the dispute by a resolution whenever the value of the claim subject to the dispute does not exceed the amount of (50,000) fifty thousand AED, or whenever the dispute concerns the failure of either party to comply with the amicable settlement resolution previously issued on the subject by the Ministry, regardless of the value of the claim. 3. The Ministry resolution to settle the dispute in accordance with its powers stipulated in Clause No. (2) of this Article shall have the force of executive instrument, and it shall be stamped with the executive enforcement in accordance with the normal procedures. Any party to the dispute may file a case before the Competent Court of First Instance to consider the subject of the dispute within (15) fifteen working days from the date of notice or announcement of the resolution. The Court shall set a session to consider the case within (3) three working days from the date of filing the case. The two parties to the dispute shall be informed thereof. It shall decide on it within (30) thirty working days from the date of filing the case. The judgment issued by the Competent Court of First Instance on the subject of the dispute in accordance with the provisions of this clause shall be a final judgment. Filing the case shall result in the suspension of the implementation of the Ministry resolution referred to in this clause. 4. If amicable settlement is not possible within the period specified by the Executive Regulation of this Law by Decree, in cases other than those stipulated in Clause No. (2) of this Article, the Ministry shall refer the dispute to the Competent Court, and the referral shall be accompanied by a memorandum containing a summary of the dispute, the arguments of both parties and the Ministry recommendation. 5. During the course of the dispute, the Ministry may oblige the Employer to continue paying the worker wages for a maximum period of (2) months. If the dispute results in the worker salary being suspended, in accordance with the Executive Regulations of this Law by Decree. 6. The Minister may issue a resolution to impose other administrative procedures or measures on the Establishment, to avoid that the current individual dispute may lead to a collective labour dispute that would harm the public interest. 7. The Competent Court of First Instance shall, within three (3) business days as of the date of receipt of the application, set a date for a session to consider the case, and a summon to this effect shall be served upon both parties of the dispute and it shall resolve the case promptly. 8. A case filed by any party in any of the disputes referred to in this article before the Competent Court of First Instance shall not be accepted without observing or following any of the procedures and deadlines stipulated in this article. 9. The case for any rights entitled under the provisions of this Law by Decree shall not be heard after the lapse of two years as of the date of work relation termination.
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