Khaleej Times, Sunday, Nov 27, 2022 | Jamadi Al Awwal 3, 1444
UAE announces expanding salary support to citizens in private and banking sectors
Emirates :
The UAE government has expanded the salary support it offers to Emiratis hired
in the private and banking sectors. This will boost the government’s campaign to
integrate locals into the private sector workforce. It includes allowances,
bonuses, and other monetary incentives for UAE nationals.
Citizens earning a monthly salary of less than Dh30,000 will receive an
allowance. The salary support will offer up to Dh7,000 a month to those with
bachelor’s degrees, Dh6,000 to diploma holders and Dh5,000 to high school
graduates. It also offers child support to employees, and temporary financial
help in cases of job loss.
The Emirati Salary Support Scheme contributes to the recruitment and training
costs of Emiratis in the private sector. The expanded salary support scheme will
benefit more than 170,000 UAE nationals over five years.
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
Presidential Affairs, said the decision covers all employees of the private and
banking sectors. It also includes employees hired before the Emirati Talent
Competitiveness Council (Nafis) programme went into effect in September 2021.
Sheikh Mansour is the Board Chairman of the Emirati Talent Competitiveness
Council (Nafis).
The move is to implement directives issued by the President, His Highness Sheikh
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and under the support of His Highness Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and
Ruler of Dubai.
Nafis is a federal programme to increase the competitiveness of Emirati human
resources and empower them to occupy jobs in the private sector. More than
14,000 Emirati job-seekers have joined the private sector since it was launched.
Data shows that over 21,000 Emiratis had benefited from the programme’s
financial assistance scheme.
Dr. Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Manan Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and
Emiratisation, said: “There is no doubt that raising the levels of Emiratisation
will reflect positively on the national economy and will bring great benefits to
the private sector in particular, as it will have higher levels of flexibility
and greater opportunities to face global and local challenges.
“We are on the threshold of a new phase that raises the competitiveness of the
business environment by increasing the contribution of Emirati cadres in writing
new chapters of the UAE success story. At the Ministry of Human Resources and
Emiratisation, we will directly monitor the impact of supportive programmes on
accelerating the integration of Emirati cadres into the labor market in the
private sector, which is an active partner in the process of progress and
development.’’