Private companies that fail to comply with new Emiratisation targets — which is 1 per cent growth by July 1 — will be fined Dh7,000 for each UAE national who has not been hired, and the penalty will now be imposed semi-annually, a minister said on Tuesday.

During a media briefing about the new schemes for Emiratisation, Dr Abdul Rahman Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation (Mohre) said amendments were made to the mechanism of achieving Emiratisation targets in private sector companies with 50 employees or more. This is in line with the amendments of the provisions of Cabinet Resolution No. 5/19 for 2022.

He explained that firms will now be required to increase Emiratisation in skilled jobs by 1 per cent every six months, while remaining on track to achieve the overall 2 percent target by the end of the year.

The penalties for companies that do not meet the target for the first half of 2023 will begin in July 2023, and the contributions for non-compliance from 2022 will continue to be collected.

“The implementation of the fines on those firms that have not met the targets is now semi-annual instead of waiting until the year to end as it was the case before,” Al Awar told Khaleej Times on the sidelines of the media briefing.

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