Employers urged to pay home employees via Wage Protection System

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The UAE’s Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has known as on employers to register their home employees within the Wage Protection System (WPS).

The digital system permits wages to be paid via alternate homes, banks and different monetary establishments accredited to offer the service by the Central Bank.

It allows employers to doc the cost course of and in addition helps improve transparency and cut back disputes as the info is continually monitored by the Ministry.

From April 1, the system might be relevant to five out of 19 classes of home employees.

These professions embrace personal agricultural engineer, private assistant, housekeeper, private tutor, and private coach.

Aiming to reinforce the providers supplied to employers, residents and resident households, #MoHRE, in cooperation with the UAE Central Bank, affords the prospect to pay the wages of home employees electronically via the WPS. pic.twitter.com/PrdqehWhkh

— وزارة الموارد البشرية والتوطين (@MOHRE_UAE) January 19, 2023

The Ministry has outlined 19 home employees’ professions, which embrace housemaid, sailor/boatman, safety guard, family shepherd, family horse groomer, family falcon coach, bodily labour employee, housekeeper, prepare dinner, nanny/babysitter, farmer, gardener, private driver, personal agricultural engineer, private assistant, private nurse, private tutor and private coach.

The UAE started making use of the WPS to employees in personal sector institutions in 2009.