The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has defined eight requirements (mechanisms) that private sector institutions should follow when implementing the telework system, in which the worker performs his duties from different locations far from his institution, the most important of which is that the application should take into account the telework systems adopted and compliant with the policy. The Ministry and the guide, as well as that the jobs are appropriate and compatible with this system, in addition to the need to train employees working remotely to ensure the quality of their work, with the provision of all tools and systems available to do so.
In a promotional campaign launched on its official website, the ministry stressed that the telework system achieves four goals or benefits for the state and employers, the most important of which is its ability to create job opportunities for unemployed citizens in remote areas.
In detail, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation recently launched a campaign to introduce the teleworking system, which several institutions have started to implement in the governmental, semi-governmental and private sectors, explaining that this system, in which the worker performs his duties from different locations from the employer's premises, i.e. The worker does his work from outside the sites assigned to work, in part (weekly or monthly), or in full.
The Ministry stated that this system achieves four objectives or benefits, for the State and employers, the first of which is its ability to create job opportunities for unemployed citizens in remote areas, the second is to encourage employers to provide job opportunities for the partially unemployed or wholly underutilized groups in the remote areas, and the third. - Saving the costs of travel between remote areas and large cities, and finally saving the costs of attracting citizens to work in the private sector.
The telework system is of two types. The first is part-time work, whereby an employee can divide his work time between the main workplace and the workplace remotely in different or different proportions. This may be days per week, weeks per month or months per year, while The second is fully functional, and it concerns functions that can be performed entirely from outside the office.
She explained that the private sector institutions can implement the telework system, which is provided by the Ministry to employers, as it gives the opportunity to attract national talent without the need to attend to the company's headquarters, whether it be from home or work center remotely and full work systems or part-time work.
She pointed out that the application of the telework system in the private sector institutions, needs eight requirements or mechanisms, including the application of telework systems, based on the labor policy in the UAE and the application of the Ministry's policy and guide, and identify the appropriate jobs that are compatible with this system, and encourage Employees can take advantage of the advantages of this system with regard to productive capabilities, as well as consider the requests of employees regarding the telework system.
Mechanisms for implementing teleworking in organizations also included evaluating the capabilities of each applicant to apply the telework system separately, providing the ministry with the results of implementing telework systems on a regular basis, in addition to training teleworkers to ensure the quality of their work, and finally providing tools and systems for employees to succeed. Distance working.
Register at Tawteen
According to the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, citizens seeking job opportunities and wishing to join the teleworking system should start registering at the Tawteen portal of the ministry. They should be nominated for jobs offered in the system covered by the program and suit their abilities and qualifications electronically, or They can self-select the jobs offered in the system if they are appropriate to their abilities and qualifications.
The Ministry added that if the citizen is on his job and wants to benefit from the program, he must submit the application for remote work, to the employer if he meets the required standards for the jobs available in this system, provided that it is evaluated by the entity and determine the suitability of the job system telework for him.
Qualified cadres
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation called on private sector institutions wishing to join the telework system to identify the needs of the establishment of employees and allocate jobs «telework» in accordance with the terms and conditions of the ministry, to be listed those vacancies and search for qualified cadres through their page in Portal «Localization».