UAE: Eligible employees encouraged to subscribe to unemployment insurance

UAE: Eligible employees encouraged to subscribe to unemployment insurance

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) highlighted “the quick and easy steps” to subscribe to the Unemployment Insurance Scheme, which aims to provide a low-cost job security net that supports the career path and living stability of employees in the UAE at no additional cost to employers.

The Ministry called on eligible employees to subscribe to the program, which was implemented on January 1, 2023.

The Insurance Pool’s website (www.iloe.ae) is the preferred channel for majority of subscribers to date. Other channels available for subscription include the Insurance Pool’s app (IOLE), Kiosks, business service centers, money exchange centers such as Al Ansari, and bank smart apps, as well as SMS and telecom bills.

Subscribing to the scheme online can be done in four steps – visit the website (www.iloe.ae), click on “subscribe here” to access the registration page, select the relevant sector you are employed in; enter your personal identification data, phone number and verification code sent via SMS; choose your preferred payment interval (monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual); enter your email address, and move onto the payment gateway to complete registration successfully.

The Unemployment Insurance Scheme covers employees in the federal government sector and the private sector, divided in two categories