Deadline for joining the new Emirati unemployment insurance scheme extended

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has extended the deadline for joining the new mandatory unemployment insurance scheme by three months. Initially set for 1 July 2023, this deadline has been extended to 1 October of the same year.

As of that date, national and expatriate employees in the public and private sectors who fail to underwrite an unemployment policy will be fined 400 AED (108.9 USD).

Six months after coming into force in January 2023, the MoHRE had registered over 4.6 million people in the program as at 15 June 2023.