The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation launched a national program to support the stability of the labor market in the private sector, in order to ensure the continuity of doing business, in light of a series of preventive measures and precautionary measures taken at the state level, within the system of federal and local government work, to counter the emerging Corona virus, and limit its spread.
The program, which was prepared by the Ministry in coordination with the National Authority for Emergency and Crisis Management, includes a package of measures to support employers and employees, citizens and residents, in a manner that integrates with the economic support packages provided by the state, the most important of which is to allow establishments to retrieve the bank guarantee, amend work contracts temporarily, and grant Leave without pay, and lift the restrictions that apply to establishments registered with the Ministry.
The Ministry announced the start of preparing support packages aimed at enhancing job security and supporting the stability of working citizens in various economic sectors, especially those most affected by economic repercussions, and the challenges imposed by the precautionary measures of Corona virus. She pointed to the formation of a special committee to look into the complaints of citizens working in the private sector, and follow up their conditions in coordination and cooperation with the relevant federal and local government agencies, in a manner that embodies the principle of complementarity of roles and partnership between the various authorities in the settlement file, in implementation of the directives of the rational leadership, which is constantly following this important national file .
It revealed the lifting of all restrictions applied to all establishments registered with the Ministry, which would allow them to obtain new internal work permits, and the possibility of renewing work permits for registered labor on the targeted facilities, within the framework of support packages provided to employers, within the «National Program for the stability of the labor market in the sector The private".
The support packages also include allowing establishments to retrieve the bank guarantee immediately upon renewing the work permit and insurance for the worker, while exempting from the waiting period associated with the wage protection system, as well as obtaining new work permits, despite the existence of previous expired work permits that need to be settled by paying the fine owed on them . The support packages also include allowing the enterprises to renew work permits, without requiring them to renew the expired permits for more than six months, as well as allowing the facility to issue new internal work permits on the skills of the third skill level, without requiring it under the requirement of "scientific degree". The support packages offered to workers include the lifting of all restrictions according to which they are refused new work permits, except for two cases, namely, the case in which the worker is found to have violated the provisions of canceling the work contract, and the case of recording a complaint of interruption of work against the worker.
The Ministry called on workers, who meet the conditions for obtaining a "transfer work permit", to register in the "virtual job market" on the website careers.mohre.gov.ae, and to search for job opportunities available in the market. The Ministry announced the availability of several options, to help private sector enterprises affected by precautionary measures, to limit the spread of the new Corona virus, as part of the national program to support the stability of the labor market.
In this context, the Ministry called on the establishments to take advantage of the internal permit services to meet their job needs at the present time, through a transfer permit, a temporary work permit, and a work permit for some time, and also called for the need for establishments that have a surplus in employment numbers Change citizenship and those authorized to work with it by registering their data in the default labor market system on the website careers.mohre.gov.ae, to support the needs of the labor market in light of the suspension of recruitment from outside the state, and according to the need by the facilities, «with the commitment to provide all contractual obligations until The employee's transfer to another employer.
She explained that the opportunity has been provided for the temporary amendment of labor contracts during the period of application of the precautionary measures by mutual consent between the two parties, and taking into account the current circumstances.
She emphasized the possibility of granting the worker leave without pay during the precautionary period, in light of the agreement between the employer and the worker.
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation determined the obligations of the two parties to the remote work system, from the employers and their employees, according to the validity of the Law on Regulating Labor Relations and the relevant legislation on who works in this system.
The most important business facilitation decisions
Continuous monitoring of the conditions of citizens in the private sector.
Lift all restrictions applied to establishments and workers whose permits are rejected.
Activating the "virtual labor market" and facilitating the procedures for temporary and permanent transfer of workers.
Enhancing flexibility between the two parties to the employment contract, to amend the contracts with the approval of the Ministry.