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UAE authority to conduct surprise office inspections

The General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) announced that it will continue to conduct surprise office inspections to “correct inaccurate practices” by employers. The surprise inspections are aimed at ensuring that employees and employers abide by all legal regulations of the UAE’s pension and social security law. GPSSA inspectors can enter an employer’s building without prior notice, and view files and records related to the implementation of the pension law. Inspectors will be looking for irregularities in registration and payment of contributions due from insured Emiratis. Under the law, Emirati employees must be registered for pension and social security within a month from the date of their employer. The employer must also provide the GPSSA with end-of-service files and documentation no later than a month from their service termination date. “In order to become insured with the GPSSA, the individual needs to fulfil various requirements, some of which include proof that they are UAE nationals as per their Family Book; they should be between the ages of 18 to 60 at the time of registration and medically fit to work upon appointment according to a medical report submitted by their entity. All medical procedures and registration steps need to be approved by the GPSSA,” the authority said. Emiratis working in the federal and government sectors, except those in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah; and nationals working in the private sector, except those in Abu Dhabi, fall within the coverage framework as per the provisions of the federal law that the authority implements. Entities whose main headquarters are located in any other emirate within the UAE are subject to the provisions of the Federal Pension Law, including their branches in other emirates. ICA/Expat Media ALSO READ: How to calculate pension in UAE
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