Gulf Today, 16 June 2025: The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) confirmed specific categories exempt from participation in the UAE’s Unemployment Insurance Scheme (UIS).

These include investors actively engaged in their registered businesses, domestic workers, temporary contract workers, minors below 18 years of age, and pensioners who are re-employed while drawing a pension.

Launched to provide compensation for unemployed individuals, the UIS requires remaining eligible participants to fulfil four key conditions: maintaining a minimum uninterrupted subscription period of 12 months, ensuring termination is not due to disciplinary reasons as per Federal Decree-Law No. 33/2021, preventing fraudulent claims or fictitious employment, and having compensation halted upon securing new employment during the payout period.

The decision impacts stakeholders within these exempt categories by relieving them of insurance dues, simplifying regulatory compliance for specific employment types.

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