Those who failed to pay salaries for two months were prevented from recruiting new workers

An electronic alert to employers who are late in paying labor wages

The employer is considered to be in arrears in paying the worker's wages if he does not pay the wages through the Wage Protection System.

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The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has launched two new electronic services, within the services of the Wage Protection System for domestic workers, including a service aimed at sending electronic notices and alerts to employers who are late in paying the wages of domestic workers, to inform them of the need to pay salaries through the system on the second and eighth days after the due date. While the Ministry confirmed that it will take administrative measures against employers who fail to pay wages through the system within two months of the due date, which is to suspend their files, which prevents them from obtaining permits to recruit new workers, until payment of wages through the system.

In detail, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation started, yesterday, the experimental activation of two new electronic services, within the regulatory framework of the wage protection system for domestic workers. (the first of each month), while the second aims to send notices and other electronic alerts to employers who are late in paying the wages of domestic workers, to inform them of the need to pay salaries through the system on the second and eighth days after the due date.

At the beginning of last month, the Ministry opened the door to receiving requests from employers to register its auxiliary service workers in the wage protection system, in preparation for the implementation of Ministerial Resolution No. (675) of 2022 regarding the payment of wages for some auxiliary service workers’ professions through the wage protection system officially, starting next April. , which allows the payment of wages for domestic workers, through banks, exchange offices and financial institutions accredited and authorized by the Central Bank, with the aim of providing a safe, effective and strong mechanism to simplify the process of paying wages to employees in a timely manner by employers.

According to the Ministry, domestic helpers are registered in the system “optionally” during the first three months of its launch, provided that registration and payment of wages through the system are “mandatory” for employers, starting from the first of next April, for owners of five professions: “private agricultural engineer, delegate Private, Home Caregiver, Private Tutor, Private Coach.”

The Ministry stated that the employer will be considered late in paying the wages of the domestic worker, if he does not pay the salary through the wage protection system, within one month from the due date, and he will be notified of that, pointing out that if the wage is not paid through the system within two months from the due date, The Ministry will take an administrative action to suspend the employer's file, which is a measure taken by the Ministry that requires not granting a permit to recruit workers, while notifying him of the reason for the suspension, until the wage is paid through the system.

It stated that without prejudice to the domestic worker's entitlement to his agreed-upon wages in full, the employer is considered obligated to pay the wages through the wages protection system in the event that he transfers the wages of 80% or more of the total number of domestic workers (in the five compulsory professions) who are obligated to transfer their wages through the system. Likewise, if he paid 75% or more of the total wage registered to the domestic worker who is obliged to transfer his wages, provided that the deductions are proven in the case of the request.

The Ministry pointed out that the domestic worker has the right to file a labor complaint related to the breach of the work contract, provided that the competent department, when examining the labor complaints related to domestic service workers, refers the file of the violating employer or the violating domestic worker to the Labor Inspection Department in the Ministry, to take the necessary action. Proceedings in the facts attributed to either of them within two working days.

4 commitments

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation stressed the need for the domestic worker who filed a judicial complaint against the employer, and whose complaint was referred to the judiciary, to adhere to four obligations, the first of which is the registration of the labor complaint with the competent court within a maximum period of 14 days from the date of approval of the referral to the judiciary by the Ministry, and the second, obtaining He has a temporary work permit from the Ministry to work for another employer, in addition to submitting an application to cancel the original work permit within 14 days after the issuance of the final judgment in the labor lawsuit.

According to the Ministry, the fourth and final commitment comes, in the event that the domestic worker is suspended or stopped from his work due to the labor complaint, as he has the right to apply for the referral of his complaint to a temporary work permit to work for a new employer, within 30 days, with the exception of the registered domestic worker. He is entitled to a notice of absence from work.

"Human Resources and Emiratisation" has started the trial activation of two electronic services within the framework of regulating the wage protection system for domestic workers.

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