MoHRE begins implementing Emiratisation targets on over 12,000 private companies with 20-49 employees

MoHRE begins implementing Emiratisation targets on over 12,000 private companies with 20-49 employees

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has started implementing the Cabinet Decision to expand the scope of companies subject to Emiratisation targets, where more than 12,000 companies with 20-49 employees, are required to hire at least one UAE citizen in 2024 and another one in 2025. The Ministry recently notified, via its digital system, more than 12,000 companies to comply with the decision, providing them sufficient time to meet their required targets. The targeted companies operate across 14 specific key economic activities: Information and communications; finance and insurance; real estate; professional and technical activities; administrative and support services; education; healthcare and social work; arts and entertainment; mining and quarrying; transformative industries; construction; wholesale and retail; transportation and warehousing; and accommodation and hospitality – all of which are sectors that are currently undergoing rapid growth and have the capacity to provide jobs and a suitable working environment. MoHRE issued a statement, calling on companies subject to the decision to “quickly meet their Emiratisation targets and avoid delaying it until the end of the year.” The Ministry emphasised, “It is crucial that targeted companies register to the Nafis platform in order to benefit from the support the programme provides in terms of supplying the