UAE gets tough with firms having fake employees

Ministry detected around 1,300 firms, owned by 1,800 employers, were not effectively practicing their licensed activities, despite having registered workers without a real employment relationship

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The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has affirmed its commitment to implementing strict measures against establishments that have been flagged for not effectively engaging in their licensed activities and for having one or more registered workers without an actual employment relationship.

Since the beginning of the year, the Ministry's monitoring system has detected around 1,300 establishments, owned by approximately 1,800 employers, that were not effectively practicing their licensed activities, despite having registered workers without a real employment relationship.

Strict measures were taken against these establishments, including suspending the issuance of new work permits, imposing more than Dhs34 million in fines on their owners, and placing them in the third category in the classification scheme for private sector establishments.