{"id":147987,"date":"2024-12-23T06:15:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T06:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zimyo.com\/middle-east\/?p=147987"},"modified":"2026-01-26T00:06:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T00:06:49","slug":"uae-unemployment-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zimyo.com\/middle-east\/insights\/uae-unemployment-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE Unemployment Insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"147987\" class=\"elementor elementor-147987\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6df24fc1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6df24fc1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78a325a\" data-id=\"78a325a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bfa3dd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bfa3dd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>What is an Unemployment Insurance Scheme?<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d6711ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d6711ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The UAE Unemployment Insurance Scheme or Involuntary Loss of Employment (ILOE) program is a form of insurance\/ social security that provides the residents of UAE and other Gulf countries working in the private sector, financial support if they lose their jobs due to unforeseen circumstances or termination of employees.\u00a0<\/p><p>Therefore, the objective of this scheme is to ensure the living needs of the unemployed. Hence, this scheme relaxes employees from the fear of losing their jobs. Moreover, the financial support is provided in return for a monthly premium paid by the worker during his employment period. So, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zimyo.com\/resources\/hr-glossary\/compensation\/\">compensation<\/a>\u00a0is provided in the form of cash.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d065b13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d065b13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Scope of the scheme<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-120072e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"120072e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This scheme applies to all the private and federal sectors except the following:<\/p><ul><li>Those who have their own business or invest in other businesses<\/li><li>Domestic workers<\/li><li>Employees on a contract or temporary basis<\/li><li>People under the age of 18<\/li><li>People who are retired from their job and work with another employer<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1642698c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1642698c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zimyo.com\/middle-east\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4412-removebg-preview.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-147990\" alt=\"4412 removebg preview\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zimyo.com\/middle-east\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4412-removebg-preview.png 500w, https:\/\/www.zimyo.com\/middle-east\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4412-removebg-preview-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.zimyo.com\/middle-east\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4412-removebg-preview-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d9ebd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"30d9ebd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43be445f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43be445f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Cost of UAE Unemployment Insurance Scheme<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec9396c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ec9396c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The cost of UAE unemployment insurance subscription is classified under two categories:<\/p><div>1. Employees who are receiving a basic salary of AED 16,000 or less need to pay monthly insurance of AED 5 or AED 60 annually. The compensation provided to this category of employees does not exceed AED 10,000. The monthly compensation provided to an employee is 60% of the average basic salary over the most recent 6 months before the Involuntary Loss of Employment.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><div>2. Employees who are receiving a basic salary of more than 10,000 AED need to pay monthly insurance of AED 10 or AED 120 yearly. The compensation provided to this category of employees does not exceed AED 20,000.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>The worker may choose how to pay the premium whether monthly, quarterly, half-yearly or annually. The insured person may also opt for additional benefits along with these benefits by paying an extra premium amount. <i>The value of the subscribed insurance policy is subjected to VAT.<\/i><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc7ac1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1dc7ac1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>How to subscribe to the UAE Unemployment Insurance Scheme?<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-781f2c17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"781f2c17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e78fbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31e78fbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A person eligible for this scheme may subscribe via various means such as the Involuntary Loss of Employment Scheme website, application, bank ATMs, kiosk machines, service centers, money exchange companies etc, which is announced by MoHRE (Ministry of Human Resource Emirates). <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6339f464 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6339f464\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Listed companies that provide insurance policy<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-456f61e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"456f61e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b2bfdb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b2bfdb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dubai Insurance Company is the representative of insurance pool that consists of the 8 national insurance companies:<\/p><p>1. Dubai Insurance Company<br \/>2. Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company<br \/>3. Al Ain Ahlia Insurance Company<br \/>4. Emirates Insurance Company<br \/>5. National General Insurance Company<br \/>6. Orient Insurance<br \/>7. Oman Insurance Company<br \/>8. Orient UNB Takaful Company<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ee4a4c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ee4a4c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>How to file the compensation claim?<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f3c24f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33f3c24f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The workers must submit a claim within 30 days of unemployment with valid proof. The insurance company generally takes two weeks from receiving the claim to transfer the funds to the insured\u2019s bank account.<\/p><p>The Insurance Company must process the insurance claims in adherence to the terms and conditions of the Central Bank of UAE. The compensation provided to the employee will be paid from the date the person loses the job and this amount will be paid for 3 months or until the person finds the new job, whichever happens first.<\/p><p>Any breach of terms and conditions of insurance policy by insurance companies with respect to the private sector employees in UAE will be regulated by MoHRE.<\/p><p>Concerning the employees of the Federal government, the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources will implement the mechanism in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-152cbfd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"152cbfd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>What is the eligibility of UAE Unemployment Insurance Scheme<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7881c328 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7881c328\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae76ed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ae76ed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To be eligible for the compensation, employees must have been paying the premium amount for consecutive 12 months.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-554b6ce1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"554b6ce1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Dismal of Compensation<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f52f59d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f52f59d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the following circumstances, the worker will lose his\/her eligibility to receive the compensation amount:<\/p><ul><li>If the employee was dismissed from their organization for disciplinary reasons under\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mohre.gov.ae\/en\/laws-and-regulations\/laws.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UAE labour law\u00a0<\/a>in the private sector.<\/li><li>If fraud has been involved in the loss of unemployment<\/li><li>If the organization where the employee works is fictitious<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d619c43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d619c43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Objectives of the UAE Unemployment Insurance Scheme<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158bd5fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"158bd5fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The major objective of the UAE unemployment insurance scheme is to:<\/p><ul><li>Provide the insured with a decent amount to cover the cost of living during the unemployment period.<\/li><li>Enhance the competitiveness of Emirates in the global market<\/li><li>Provide social protection to ensure decent living during the unemployment period<\/li><li>Achieve a competitive advantage economically by attracting and retaining the best talent<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7318cedd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7318cedd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Regulations governing the UAE Unemployment Insurance Scheme<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a2c6ab0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5a2c6ab0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72595ba8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72595ba8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Following are the regulations that govern the UAE Unemployment Insurance Scheme:<\/p><ul><li>Firstly, Federal Decree Law No 13 of 2022 concerning Unemployment Insurance Schemes<\/li><li>Secondly, Cabinet Resolution No 97 of 2022 concerning Procedures and Controls for Implementing UAE Unemployment Insurance Scheme.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f24178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50f24178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Deadline Extension for subscribing Unemployment Insurance Scheme<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb19aac elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6cb19aac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64cfa2ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64cfa2ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Previously, the Ministry of Human Resources Emirates required eligible employees to subscribe to the unemployment insurance program by 30 June 2023, with a penalty of AED 400 for non-compliance. Moreover, this deadline has now been extended to 1 October 2023, and penalties will be imposed on those who do not subscribe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a87ff5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a87ff5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Payment of unemployment insurance contributions<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3752b2ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3752b2ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-486dbc58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"486dbc58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to the regulations and guidelines of MoHRE, it is the responsibility of employees, not employers, to enroll in compulsory unemployment insurance programs.To avoid the penalties and recurring fines employers should subscribe to unemployment insurance before the due date.\u00a0<\/p><p>Employers may also wish to pay the unemployment insurance amount on behalf of the employees. At present, the IOLE program allows this choice only for mainland employers, because\u00a0free-zone entities\u00a0are yet to be registered.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb3821f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cb3821f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Implications<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf424d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1bf424d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-472e417c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"472e417c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Employers should remind their employees regularly to subscribe to the unemployment insurance program and urge employees to consider the impact of noncompliance of the same.<br \/>Employers should also factor in contribution costs and administrative processes with respect to the equalized assignees. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f814064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2f814064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d7845ed elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1d7845ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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