Al Bayan, 28 February 2022: The Abu Dhabi Pension Fund has issued a Decision to include self-employed citizens in the Emirate’s Retirement Law.

They will be allowed to be registered as insured with the Fund voluntarily and treated as insured in the private sector.

Citizens covered by this decision can submit registration applications from 1 March 2022.

Self-employed workers must be citizens of the State and have their own project. This can be  a commercial, industrial or agricultural activity or they can own a commercial register or any official register in the Emirate.

Applicants must be over 18, medically fit and not be insured already or retired. For full story, click here.

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