The legal framework
Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 on the Regulation of Employment Relations, together with its implementing decisions, governs private-sector employment in the UAE. It sets standard working hours, overtime premiums, leave entitlements, contract types, and end-of-service obligations.
Wage protection
The Wages Protection System, administered by MOHRE with the Central Bank, requires salaries to be paid through an approved agent using a structured Salary Information File. AmalOps generates a validated SIF for your agent, blocks employees with expired documents before submission, and tracks payment timeliness against the statutory window.
Social insurance
The General Pension and Social Security Authority scheme applies to Emirati nationals, with employer and employee contributions tracked separately and Emiratis auto-detected from nationality on the employee record. Involuntary Loss of Employment insurance registration is maintained as a compliance register with lapse alerts.
End of service
End-of-service gratuity accrues at 21 days of basic wage per year for the first five years of service and 30 days per year thereafter, subject to the statutory cap and the treatment of resignation versus termination. AmalOps maintains a live accrual ledger reconciled to your finance provision.
Nationalisation reporting
Emiratisation targets are tracked continuously against your registered workforce, with Nafis-relevant reporting and forward projection so you can see the effect of planned hiring before it happens rather than after a review.