UAE says Unemployment Insurance Scheme subscribers can get up to Dhs20,000 per month
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (Mohre) has outlined four conditions for eligibility to receive compensation under the Unemployment Insurance Scheme. The compensation is paid monthly at 60% of the insured's salary at the time of subscription, up to a maximum of Dhs20,000 per month for three months from the date of unemployment.
The ministry specified conditions to be eligible for the compensation: the insured must have a continuous subscription period of at least 12 months, he must not have been dismissed for disciplinary reasons as per the Human Resources Law, the compensation claim must not be fraudulent or based on deception and the insured must not be employed by a fictitious establishment.
According to Mohre, compensation payments will be suspended if the insured secures new employment during the eligibility period.
It is worth noting that the Unemployment Insurance Scheme covers private sector and federal government employees, both citizens and residents.
Excluded groups include investors (owners of the establishments where they work), domestic workers, temporary contract workers, minors under 18, and retirees receiving a pension who have joined new employment.
The scheme has two categories, the first of which includes who receive a basic salary of Dhs16,000 or less. Those pay subscription fee of Dhs5 per month (Dhs60 annually), with a maximum monthly compensation of Dhs10,000. the second category includes those who receive a basic salary exceeding Dhs16,000 and the subscription fee is Dhs10 per month (Dhs120 annually), with a maximum monthly compensation of Dhs20,000.
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