"Human Resources" takes action against him to defraud him of "localization"

An employer who nominally appoints 43 of his family members

“Fictitious localization” is a negative practice that occurs when a citizen is listed in a company’s registry with a formal job without real work.

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The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has taken administrative measures, in accordance with the Cabinet's decision on "Nafes" sanctions, against an employer who has appointed 43 citizens of his family members in a fictitious manner, under one job title, to circumvent the Emiratisation ratios and benefit from the benefits of "Nafes" programs.

In a statement yesterday, the Ministry stressed the responsibilities of citizens in exchange for the benefits they enjoy from “Nafes”, pointing out that the support programs were found for them and in order to achieve real Emiratization rates, and therefore they should not accept any sham jobs that make them partners in violating legislation and laws. And subjecting them to deprivation of the privileges of “Nafes” initiatives in the future, and to a severe penalty that includes stopping support and recovering the sums spent to the violating company.

The Ministry indicated that there is nothing to prevent the employment of relatives in one company, except that “employment cases must be subject to compatibility between educational and scientific qualifications, the job title, and the nature and requirements of the job. Before the owner of the company or his employees whom he appoints for this purpose.

The Ministry added that it considers “fictitious localization” as a negative practice that occurs when a citizen is included in a company’s register with a formal job without real work, or they are re-hired in the same facility with the aim of fraud, and the Ministry, for its part, imposes a package of penalties and administrative penalties against the violating companies, which may Up to a referral to the Public Prosecution to take legal action in the event of proven fraud and manipulation.

The supervisory authorities in the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation intensify their inspection rounds to monitor any fraud and tampering with employee data, and the Ministry applies administrative penalties and fines against establishments that attempt to exploit the initiatives and programs of the Emirati Competitiveness Council “Nafis”, amounting to 100 thousand dirhams for each citizen, if Emiratization is proven. sham.

The Ministry provides channels that allow employees, employers and the community to report any violations to take the necessary measures from the inspection teams to ensure enforcement of the law and preserve the interests of both parties to the contractual relationship, by contacting the call center on the number 600590000, or through the Ministry's smart application or the Ministry's website or its pages on social networking sites.

The application of penalties to violating companies comes within the framework of implementing Cabinet Resolution No. 95 of 2022 regarding violations and administrative penalties related to “Nafes” initiatives and programs, which entrusted the Ministry and the UAE Competitiveness Council (Nafes) with applying administrative penalties according to jurisdiction.

According to the decision, it is expected that the penalty imposed on the business owner who appointed 43 citizens of his family members in a fictitious manner, to circumvent the Emiratisation ratios and benefit from the benefits of the "Nafes" programs, is a financial fine of not less than 20 thousand dirhams and not more than 100 thousand dirhams. For each citizen employee, while the penalty applied to the beneficiary is to stop support and recover the amounts spent.

On the other hand, the Ministry stated that the “Nafes” program contributed to raising the percentage of Emiratisation in the private sector, as the number of citizens working in the same sector increased by 23% since the launch of Nafes in September 2021, as more than 14 thousand joined this sector during this period. Citizen and citizenship.

The ministry indicated, via Twitter, that the rate of employment of citizens in the private sector reached 100 citizens per day, as more than 36,000 citizens currently work in this vital sector, stressing that its smart and field inspection system constitutes an additional mechanism for controlling companies and following up the conditions of working citizens. In the private sector. 

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One thousand dirhams for each citizen employee is the penalty imposed on the employer who appointed 43 citizens of his family members in a nominal way.

There is nothing to prevent the employment of relatives in one company, but it must be subject to compatibility between qualifications and job title.

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