Will my employer report me as absconding if I stop showing up to work?

The risk is real and the clock is already running. An employer can report a sponsored employee as absconding after a period of consecutive unexplained absence — typically around a week — and you describe being absent for over a week with no resignation and no communication. An absconding flag is much worse than a bad reference: it can block future work permits and affect your immigration file, and disputes about whether it was justified are harder to win when you genuinely stopped appearing without explanation. So do not stay silent another day. Send a written communication to the company now — email HR and your manager — either formally resigning with your notice period under your contract, or explaining your absence and the workplace problem that caused it. A documented resignation transforms the situation: you become an employee serving notice, not a vanished worker. If the issue with your manager involves mistreatment or unpaid dues, file a complaint with MOHRE in parallel so the grievance is on record before any report against you. Going back to serve notice, or negotiating an agreed early exit in writing, are both far better outcomes than being reported. Before you decide which way to go, a quick consultation with a labour lawyer could save you from a flag that follows you for years.