Breaking: 20% Nationality Quota Rule is now on HOLD
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Big news from MOHRE, companies now have to follow a 20% quota when it comes to hiring different nationalities. Yes its true, The UAE has implemented a new policy to achieve more diversity in the workforce.
What is 20% Quota System?
The 20%
quota rule also known as nationality quota is all about diversity in company
staff. Earlier companies were allowed to hire employees from specific country
but now they must hire the first 20% staff from different nationalities.
“Please note that establishments must diversify nationalities when hiring, ensuring that the first 20% of available quotas in the establishments are allocated to different nationalities, says MOHRE”.
For
Example: Indian companies (owned by Indian National) were happy to hire only
Indian nationals because of language and cultural benefits, now they must
hire Pakistanis, Filipinos, Arabs and Africans.
Impact on Indian, Pakistanis and Filipinos:
According to global media insight population statistics for 2024, the total population of United Arab Emirates is 10.24 Million approximately (10,322,593 and counting...). In which Indian, Pakistanis, Bangladeshi and Filipinos are the first, second, third and fourth highest population ranges in the UAE.
UAE
Population 2024 by Nationality:
1. INDIA (3.89
Million)
2. PAKISTAN (1.71 Million)
3. BANGLADESH (0.76 Million)
4. PHILIPPINES (0.71 Million)
Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladesh and Filipino job seekers might get affected by the UAE’s Nationality quota rules as they contribute to a large
share of the UAE workforce.
Tip: For time being, above 4 nationalities need to be extra
careful when switching jobs as they first need to check and confirm with the
new company if they have fulfilled the 20% quota for your nationality or no?
If the answer is yes, the company will not be able to apply a
visa for you, and if the answer is no, the company will be able to apply a visa.
For Example: If you are an Indian or Filipino national, you have resigned from your previous company and found a new job, in your new company if the employer has already hired a staff from same country, you might not be able to get a visa.
One/Four Rule for employees:
Below is the reply of an email from official source (MOHRE) regarding the hiring of employees from same country. As per email, the companies must diversify their nationalities when hiring by working with the rule (one-four), so companies must hire one person from different nationalities, and the mohre system will allow them to hire 4 of any nationality from the demographic diversity.
How MOHRE detect
the Nationality?
When company HR or visa processing person starts the contract
and visa typing on mohre website, they first provide basic info of the employee
including nationality. Once they chose the nationality from the drop down menu,
they system will automatically show the error with a popup notice “Please
achieve demographic diversity while employees hiring”.
Who are
excluded from Nationality quota Policy?
1. Free zone
employees
2. Domestic
workers
3. Newly
registered companies (exact time frame for new companies is still unclear)
Mohre
official statement is as follows:
“Please note that establishments must diversify nationalities
when hiring, ensuring that the first 20% of available quotas in the
establishments are allocated to different nationalities”.
“It is important to note that this procedure is linked to the
demographic diversity of the establishments and is not associated with a
specific nationality”.
“Moreover, customers must follow the message in the system
and try another nationality in case this message appears, and there is no need
to register a technical support request for such cases”.
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