113 companies booked for ‘fake Emiratisation’ in UAE

113 companies booked for ‘fake Emiratisation’ in UAE

The total number of companies violating the Emiratisation decisions from the second half of 2022 to date has reached 894, while a total of 1,267 UAE nationals have been proven to be hired in fake Emiratisation jobs.



The Ministry warned in a statement that it would not be lenient in dealing firmly with violators, explaining that “these numbers come as a result of our continuous follow-up through the Ministry’s digital and field supervisory system, which aims to verify the extent of private sector companies’ compliance with Emiratisation decisions.”



It added: “The violating companies have been referred to the Public Prosecution, and legal and administrative actions have been taken against them; these measures include imposing fines of Dh20,000 for each fake Emiratisation case, and reducing the companies’ classification to the lowest category within MoHRE’s system for classifying private sector companies The Ministry imposes a higher service fee to companies in the lowest category (third category)