The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation submitted reports to the Public Prosecution against 17 workers of various nationalities on charges of forgery and circumvention of the Ministry's electronic system «Tas'heel» by issuing and renewing work permits in violation of the law and regulations in force, as well as payment of fees for other work permits whose values are less than legally due , Warning that any attempt to circumvent the systems will be discovered through its internal control system, and dealt with strictly.
Mohammed Saqer Al Nuaimi, Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation for Support Services, explained that “eight of the defendants, who are included in the reports submitted to the Public Prosecution, work for a number of establishments that the ministry allows to complete its transactions. However, the defendants took advantage of the authority granted to them and circumvented the electronic system by submitting transactions to other establishments related to the renewal of a number of work permits in a manner that led to the collection of Fees prescribed for the above mentioned transactions are less than legally prescribed ».
Al-Nuaimi pointed out that seven defendants working in other establishments, who also have access to the electronic system, have defrauded the system by completing the procedures for applying for work permits at reduced fees, although these fees do not apply to the permits referred to. Reduced facilities that have at least 50% of the multicultural ratios of their employees. ”
Al-Nuaimi added that the control systems applied by the Ministry revealed that two of the defendants included in the reports submitted to the Public Prosecution have completed the processing of 15 work permits for auxiliary labor (entry permits) in the names of a number of citizens, after they submitted the required transactions with attributed authorizations. "These citizens, appended to them with false signatures, and photocopies of their passports, obtained in one way or another."
He stressed that «the Ministry will not tolerate anyone trying to exploit the simplified procedures approved by the ministry, to meet the expectations of its customers and achieve their happiness, including the abolition of the requirement of the original identity card for the employer to complete the processing of the issuance of auxiliary labor permits, especially as the ministry's move was based on the demands of dealers They do not want to hand over their identity cards to delegates, or other people, to complete their transactions, stressing that «the internal control system of the ministry is able to detect and know any cases to circumvent the regulations and identify people directly involved».
Al-Naimi praised the efforts and cooperation of the ministry's partners and the strong internal control system, which resulted in the disclosure of the 17 defendants and referring them to the Public Prosecution to take appropriate action against them.
Electronic program for establishments
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation shall grant establishments, in accordance with certain conditions and conditions, an electronic program that allows them to carry out their transactions through the persons nominated by these “electronic establishments” to enter the Ministry's electronic system, which is the same system used in the Tas'heel service centers.
It is noteworthy that the Ministry currently requires to complete the transactions of assisted labor, provide a photocopy of the identity, passport and the last page, including the national number, and authorization from the employer to the person on his behalf in the application for authorization, in parallel with the preparation of a file for the employer when submitting a transaction For the first time, it includes the data of his original identity, his fingerprint and his image, out of concern to simplify the procedures, and the existence of controls to prevent fraud, and to ensure the progress of transactions.