Seven "inspection" powers were identified within the facilities

Pensions and employers warn against hiding the salaries of citizens

The «Commission» confirmed the necessity of supplying the share of the insured within 15 days of the month following maturity.

Emirates today

The General Pensions and Social Security Authority has set seven inspection powers for its employees who hold the status of a judicial seizure, to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Pensions and Social Security Law within the workplace, the most important of which is entering workplaces on official work hours without prior notice, and reviewing the payroll and records of payment of monthly contributions to ensure From paying contributions to real wages, warning that employers ignore six obligations towards inspectors of the authority, the most prominent of which is not informing them of all financial records related to salaries of national workers, appointment decisions, work contracts, vacations, termination of service, and others.

In detail, the authority confirmed that its employees have the right to inspect the workplace, starting from the stage of registering its employees until the end of their services, explaining that some of them have the legal authority to practice judicial control tasks, based on a decision from the Minister of Justice, to enable them to monitor the violations identified by the Pensions Law. By the nature of the Authority’s work and falls within the scope of their competencies.

She indicated in an awareness campaign that she recently launched on her official accounts on social media platforms, that she has the right to ask the employer to register the insured retroactively to preserve his insurance rights, and it is also entitled to carry out inspection procedures on the employer in the event of his irregularity or stopping the payment of contributions Owed to the body.

According to the commission, its inspection officer has seven inspection powers with the status of a judicial seizure, which are granted to them to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Pensions and Social Security Law, the first of which is to enter workplaces on official work hours without prior notice, and the second is the right to view payroll and records of payment of monthly contributions. To ensure that contributions are paid on real wages, in addition to the right to view files, records, etc., related to implementing the provisions of the Pensions Law.

The list of the inspection powers of the "pension inspectors" also included verifying that the employer registered his employees during the legal period, the right to conduct investigations and hear the statements of the employees who had complaints, and to prove that if necessary, and the right to see documents that prove the registration of employees who meet the conditions. Comprehensiveness of the provisions of the law.

And finally, writing records of the results of the inspection, and referring the findings to the Public Prosecution or the competent authority.

The authority warned employers not to adhere to six procedures or requirements towards the inspection officer, namely: providing all employee enrollment data in the institution and the end of their services, salary adjustments, if any, keeping financial records related to workers ’salaries, keeping administrative records for employees, including appointment decisions and work contracts Leaves, termination of service, etc., enable the inspector to review the records as requested, correctly specify the addresses of the employer's premises and branches, and notify the Authority of any amendments that occur to them.

She stressed the importance of employers fulfilling the obligations stipulated by the law for the right of insured citizens enrolled in their work, and not charging them with contributions rates higher than those specified by the law at 5% of the salary for the subscription calculation in the public and private sectors, noting that the Pensions and Social Security Law No. (7) for the year 1999 and its amendments. Each period employed by workers at employers shall be considered within the period of participation in insurances, and the employer shall be obligated to register the insured for it.

She stressed the need for employers to abide by the provisions of the law regarding the relationship between them and the insured, and between them and the authority, explaining that the law considers that the citizens who work for them are not registered with the authority, or the contributions on their behalf are not paid on the basis of real wages, or intentionally provide the authority with incorrect data Or, intentionally refraining from giving the data stipulated in the law, or the decisions or regulations implementing it, with the intention of obtaining funds from the authority unlawfully, from clear violations that require accountability of employers in accordance with the provisions of the law.

Criminal penalties

The General Pensions and Social Security Authority emphasized the necessity of the employer’s commitment to supply its share and the insured’s share in the contributions due to the Authority, within the first 15 days of the month following the month for which it is due.

In the event of delay in payment of contributions, the employer shall pay an additional amount of 0.1% of its due value for each day of delay, without the need for a warning or warning.

She indicated that Article 15 of the law stipulates the obligation of an employer in the private sector, who did not deduct contributions from all or some of his workers, or did not pay contributions on the basis of real wages, to pay an additional amount of 10% of the value of contributions due, without warning or notification former.

She added that the criminal offenses and penalties, which the commission is obligated to inform the judicial authorities about when they occur, were contained in Article 59 of the law, and stipulated that “he shall be punished with imprisonment and a fine not exceeding 5000 dirhams, or one of these two penalties, whoever deliberately gives incorrect data, or refuses For intentionally giving the data stipulated in this law, or in the decisions or regulations implementing it, with the intention of obtaining funds from the authority without any right, and the same penalty shall be imposed on whoever intentionally by giving incorrect data the failure to fully fulfill the authority's dues, and in all Circumstances, the court decides on its own initiative to return the sums that were unlawfully disbursed, or to recover the sums owed to the Commission.

The employees of the "Authority" have the right to inspect the employer, starting from the worker's registration until the end of his service.

The Authority’s employees enjoy the legal authority to exercise judicial control, based on a decision from the Minister of Justice.

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