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Facts and figures

The numbers behind the The Works ATS guides, each with its source. Figures are stated as the source states them.

  • The Cabinet approved raising Emiratisation rates to 2 per cent annually for skilled jobs in private establishments with 50 or more employees, to achieve an overall rate of increase of 10 per cent by 2026.[1]
  • The minimum monthly wage for Emiratis working in the private sector is AED 6,000, effective 1 January 2026.[2]
  • MOHRE announced fines of AED 100,000 for a first case, AED 300,000 for a second and AED 500,000 for a third, for companies proved to circumvent Emiratisation targets.[3]
  • Schmidt and Hunter (1998) tabled an average validity of .51 for the structured interview and .38 for the unstructured interview.[4]
  • MOHRE has 13 types of work permits, issued to establishments registered with it depending on the nature of the job.[5]
  • A bank guarantee of not less than AED 300,000 applies to a mediation agency licence and not less than AED 1,000,000 to a temporary employment agency licence.[6]
  • Probation must not exceed six months, and an employer ending the contract during probation must give 14 days' written notice.[7]
  • The notice period outside probation must be not less than 30 days and not more than 90 days.[8]
  • The total end-of-service gratuity shall not exceed the wage of 2 years.[9]
  • According to the UAE government portal (14 Oct 2026), under Ministerial Resolution No. 340 of 2026, salaries for the previous month are due on the first day of each Gregorian month, with at least 85 per cent of wages due transferred on time.[10]
  • The Wage Protection System covers more than 99% of private-sector workers, with total monthly transfers exceeding AED 35 billion.[11]
  • In Sackett and colleagues' revision, structured interviews have a mean validity of .42 with an 80 per cent credibility interval from .18 to .66.[12]

Sources

  1. Employing Emiratis in the private sector
    UAE Government portal (u.ae), text provided by MOHRE, 2026-10-15raise Emiratisation rates to 2 per cent annually for skilled jobs
  2. MoHRE raises minimum wage for Emiratis in the private sector to AED 6,000 per month, effective 1 January 2026
    Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE), news, 2025-12-31minimum wage for Emiratis employed in the private sector to AED 6,000 per month
  3. Up to AED500,000 fines on companies that circumvent Emiratisation targets
    Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE), news, 2023-05-04a fine of AED100,000 will be imposed on companies that have been proved to circumvent
  4. The validity and utility of selection methods in personnel psychology: Practical and theoretical implications of 85 years of research findings
    Psychological Bulletin, 124(2), 262-274 (Schmidt and Hunter), 1998average validity of the structured interview is .51, versus .38 for the unstructured interview
  5. Work permits
    UAE Government portal (u.ae), content source MOHRE, 2026-10-14illegal for a person to work in the UAE without a valid work permit
  6. Issuance a branch of the Recruitment Temporary Employment and Mediation Agency
    Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE), Services Directory, n.d.not less than one million dirhams in licensing a temporary employment agency
  7. Employment contracts: duration and models in the private sector
    UAE Government portal (u.ae), 2026-08-12The probation period of the employee must not exceed six months
  8. Terminating employment contracts and arbitrary dismissal
    UAE Government portal (u.ae), source MOHRE, 2026-08-12must not be less than 30 days and not exceed 90 days
  9. End of service benefits for workers in the private sector
    UAE Government portal (u.ae), 2026-10-15In all cases, the total gratuity shall not exceed the wage of 2 years.
  10. Payment of salaries/wages
    UAE Government portal (u.ae), citing Ministerial Resolution No. 340 of 2026, 2026-10-14salaries for the previous month are due on the first day of each Gregorian month
  11. MoHRE launches new update for the Wage Protection System
    Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE), news, 2025-12-10covers more than 99% of private-sector workers
  12. Revisiting the design of selection systems in light of new findings regarding the validity of widely used predictors
    Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 16(3), 283-300 (Sackett, Zhang, Berry and Lievens), 2023-05-09Structured interviews emerged as the predictor with the highest mean validity.

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