The Director General of the Sharjah Social Security Fund, Muhammad Obaid Rashid Al Shamsi, confirmed to «Emirates Today», the completion of the inventory of data for citizens of Sharjah who are retired from their local government, whose pensions are less than 17 thousand and 500 dirhams, in preparation for presentation to the concerned authorities, to secure them with income Monthly provides them with physical and moral stability.

He said that the “Fund” has begun working to limit the data related to the entry of the families of pensioners from the holders of the registration of the emirate, in implementation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, pointing out that the Fund’s work teams have completed the inventory process within the specified period.

He emphasized that the Fund had received data and information through an electronic link, and received requests through the branches of the Human Resources Department in the emirate’s regions.

He stated that the number of beneficiaries of the Fund’s services, since the start of its activities nearly six months ago, reached 232, while the number of subscribers reached 11,876.

Al Shamsi added that the “Fund” continues to pay pensions to the government’s retirees, who number approximately 500 citizens, adding that the inventory process included citizens from the Sharjah registration holders who served in government departments and agencies.

He indicated that the fund is close to finishing the electronic linkage project (digital transformation) with several local government agencies, to provide accurate information about retirees and workers in the emirate’s government, explaining that the electronic link will be with the Federal Authority for Identity, Nationality, Health, Banking and Banks.

Al Shamsi explained that the electronic linkage contributes to organizing and following up requests and statements of contributions received from employers. It represents a portal for employers to submit requests, follow-up and manage data for the insured establishments, and it also allows the insured to follow up on his own requests and manage his data according to the established rules.

He revealed the completion of the Fund's website project, which will be activated at the beginning of 2020, with a new look, in a way that allows the participants to know the status of their subscription, the duration, and the amount due to them upon retirement.

He stated that the site includes a system for introducing the fund's services, boxes for employers to register in it, reviewing the applications electronically, and submitting a report on the payments of the beneficiary.

He indicated that the deduction rate from the employee’s salary in the guarantee is 5%, and there is no intention to increase it.

He stressed that the law establishing the fund is mutually exclusive and comprehensive, as the umbrella of insurance protection extended to all citizens of the emirate working in the Sharjah government, in addition to the children of female citizens from the emirate’s registration, as the law defines the employee covered by the Sharjah Social Security Fund, as the citizen employee who works in one of the authorities Government and holds the nationality of the state, or the employee is among the children of female citizens who are insured with the Fund.

He said that what distinguishes the "fund" is to cover most of the occupational and social risks identified in the International Labor Organization, namely aging, disability, death, disease, work injuries, and unemployment, in addition to his interest in working women, married, divorced or widowed, who have minors.

The Sharjah Social Security Fund was established with the aim of creating a legislative framework that embodies social security, and that guarantees the insured persons the comfort, tranquility and decent living for them and their family members. It also provides them with a regular and continuous income that helps them meet their basic requirements to achieve social stability, deepens the values ​​of interdependence and contribute to economic and social development, and achieve job stability and enhance the employee’s relationship with his workplace. The fund also seeks to provide high-quality services that meet the aspirations of beneficiaries in Sharjah.

The work of the Sharjah Social Security Fund was launched in the middle of last year, after the issuance of Law No. (9) of 2017, which established the fund, with a number of specialized workshops to introduce the importance of the fund and its necessity to the life of an employee, companies and institutions alike.

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