Among the other newly introduced changes, the UAE’s ministry of labor announced the introduction of minimum wages for its professional workforce.
At least 20 percent of the total manpower should be of professional levels (1-2-3), the UAE’s labor ministry said on its website, however it did not detail the professional criteria of the three levels, but it fixed minimum wages for each.
At least 20 percent of the total manpower should be of professional levels (1-2-3), the UAE’s labor ministry said on its website, however it did not detail the professional criteria of the three levels, but it fixed minimum wages for each.
According to new labour laws, employees under skilled class level 1 those with a bachelors degree should earn a minimum of $3,333 (12,000.00 AED) per month. Diploma holders who come under skilled class level 2 should earn not less than $1,944 (7000.00 AED) and workers who have passed high school should be paid a minimum salary of $1,388 (5000.00AED).
"Our ethical and legal mandate requires us to strive to explore and roll out mechanisms that embody the sincere commitment of the political leadership to put in place a safe and stable environment and to protect rights of all categories in the community," said the minister of labor, Saqr Gobash Saeed Gobash.
Emiratization & fines
The ministry also stipulated a new Emiratization condition, where 15 percent of the total number of the staff in the three professional levels should be Emiratis.
Also, companies are now categorized into three groups, and can be downgraded and made to pay the ministry’s newly introduced penalty and black-point system against offenders if they violated rules.
“So far as the third group is concerned, the resolution indicated that a firm on the second group which accumulates 100 black points will be downgraded to the newly introduced third group,” the ministry's website said.
"The newly introduced third group will include companies that are convicted by courts for recruiting infiltrators, committing human trafficking or bogus Emiratization and providing wrong information to the Wage Protection System with the aim of evading the system," it added.
Also, restoring the company’s former category is only possible after one year from the date of the downgrading and only after the violation is corrected.
Also, companies are now categorized into three groups, and can be downgraded and made to pay the ministry’s newly introduced penalty and black-point system against offenders if they violated rules.
“So far as the third group is concerned, the resolution indicated that a firm on the second group which accumulates 100 black points will be downgraded to the newly introduced third group,” the ministry's website said.
"The newly introduced third group will include companies that are convicted by courts for recruiting infiltrators, committing human trafficking or bogus Emiratization and providing wrong information to the Wage Protection System with the aim of evading the system," it added.
Also, restoring the company’s former category is only possible after one year from the date of the downgrading and only after the violation is corrected.
courtesy " Al Arabiya"
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