Emirates News Agency – Paying for holidays increases pension rates or end-of-service benefits, GPSSA confirms

ABU DHABI, 21st December, 2022 (WAM) — As part of a campaign to raise awareness of the rights and obligations of insureds in the private sector, the campaign was launched in conjunction with the NAFIS initiative announced by the UAE Government to support the development of private sector, pension and The General Social Security Administration (GPSSA) confirms that policyholders in the private sector are obliged to pay the contributions due, as this results in an increase in their insurance benefits at the end of their service, and that various leave of absence are included in the insurance contribution period.

GPSSA stated that the UAE Pension Law is committed to providing rights and benefits to insured persons and employers based on the percentage of paid leave, noting that insured persons should pay their to study without any circumstances, or to be seconded to another entity abroad without remuneration, or even choose to take a special leave of absence.

For sick leave, the insured is legally obliged to pay his share according to the wages actually received during the leave, while the employer must pay his share according to the full wages in the contribution account, whether the leave is paid or unpaid.

The authority states that employers in the private sector must undertake to pay contributions in all cases on the date specified by law, and the insured must pay contributions for special leave in one lump sum if accompanied by one of the spouses, or from the date the leave ends Unpaid study leave within one year. In this case, subject to the approval of the Director of the Administration, the insured must pay the arrears in installments over the same period as the leave period.