The UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has issued a final reminder to private sector companies to meet their Emiratisation quotas by the December 31st deadline. Under the NAFIS program, firms with 50 or more employees must ensure that 2% of their workforce are UAE nationals. Failure to comply will result in a monthly fine of 8,000 dirhams per unmet position, totaling 96,000 dirhams annually. These companies will also face a downgrade in their ministry classification.
A separate deadline also expires on December 31st for smaller companies, those with 20 to 49 employees, requiring them to hire at least one Emirati citizen per year. This rule applies to 68 specific technical and professional roles across 14 key sectors.
The ministry warned that any attempts to circumvent the rules, such as creating fake Emirati appointments or artificially reducing company size to avoid quotas, will be met with severe penalties. Fines for such fraudulent practices range from 100,000 to 500,000 dirhams.
To encourage compliance, companies that meet their targets will be enrolled in the "Tauteen Partners Club," granting them an 80% discount on government service fees and priority access to other services. The ministry also announced that inspection campaigns will be intensified starting in January to identify violators and urged the public to report any violations through its official channels.
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