The inquiry is being conducted for the publication of unskilled job advertisements for natives
Abu Dhabi: Investigation against private company for publishing unskilled job advertisement for locals. The UAE Public Prosecution has announced that it will investigate the company CEO.
The public prosecution said in a social media post that the job ad breached the indigenization directives and media content standards as it included controversial content.
The Federal Investigation Department has stated that it has noticed a controversial advertisement of a suspicious company announcing job vacancies for natives. The ad content violated the provisions of Ministerial Resolution No. 279 on monitoring mechanisms related to indigenization in the private sector.
Federal prosecutors dealing with rumors and cybercrimes immediately opened an investigation into the incident and questioned the company CEO over the allegations.
The Attorney General, who ordered the immediate completion of the investigation, asked the companies to comply with the regulations and directives set out in Ministerial Resolution No. 279 and to increase the number of indigenous employees in the private sector to activate their role as key partners in developing the labor market and advancing the country’s economic progress.
It is proposed to increase the number of Swadeshi employees in skilled jobs in the private sector by two percent. Private companies with 50 or more employees have to carry out repatriation at the rate of two percent every year. In this way, indigenization will be increased to 10 percent by 2026.
The deadline to implement the repatriation will end on December 31. The ministry will intensify the inspection from January 1. Firms that do not implement indigenousization will have to pay fines by January. Firms that do not comply with the law and provide false information will be fined between Dh20,000 and Dh100,000.
At present, one native should be appointed for every 50 workers. Firms that do not employ a worker must pay a fine of Dh6,000 per month and Dh72,000 per year.