Requiring employers to pay insurance contributions for their "trained" and scholarship employees

The Abu Dhabi Retirement Fund called on private sector employers to not be complacent in registering citizens enrolled in new jobs with them, within a period not exceeding 10 days from the date of joining work, stressing that in the event that the facility or the employer lapsed in registering the citizen employee with the fund, the right A citizen has the initiative to register himself to preserve his insurance rights and benefit from the insurance benefits provided by the Fund.

The Fund stated that the employer in the private sector is obligated to register its national employees during training periods, in the event that there is a work contract between the two parties that requires his appointment in this entity or obligates the trained employee to work for the employer in the event that he successfully passes the training period, and also is obligated to pay contributions for Its employee on scholarship to study in the event of a work contract between the two parties, noting that in this case the citizen is considered an employee subject to the provisions of Article 1 of Law No. 2 of 2000 regarding retirement pensions and benefits for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

The Fund indicated that there are conditions for citizens' registration, the most important of which is that the insured's age should not be less than 18 years, the age of referral for retirement is not more than 55 years for females, and 60 for males, and that he be healthy fit to work upon appointment according to a medical report from the medical authority approved by the employer.

He stated that the specified period for registering the insured with the Fund is 10 working days from the date of his joining the work. The employer must complete the registration process through the Fund’s website and attach all the documents and data required to be completed, stressing that the application of the provisions of Law No. 2 of 2000 and its amendments shall be counted in the official document prepared To prove the age of the insured, issued by the competent authority in the state.

The Fund warned employers of the delay in the process of registering new employees with them who are citizens of the country, stressing that the employer’s payment of retirement contributions for those who joined it does not exempt it from the additional amounts resulting from non-registration or delay in registering its employees with the Fund, which amount to 100 dirhams for each day. Delay according to the followed procedures, pointing out that the insured can follow up on the status of his application through the "Track Your Application Status" service available on the Fund's website and the "Abu Dhabi Retirement" smart phone application, by entering the tracking and phone numbers.

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