Starting January 1, 2025, a groundbreaking mandatory health insurance scheme will encompass private sector employees and domestic workers, as announced on Monday.
Under this initiative, employers will bear the responsibility of providing health coverage for their registered workers while issuing or renewing residency permits.
The decision, recently sanctioned by the UAE Cabinet, signifies a significant expansion of health coverage, particularly for those without existing insurance. Employers of domestic workers will be mandated to finance their employees’ coverage under this scheme.
Notably, Abu Dhabi and Dubai presently mandate health insurance for employees, with Abu Dhabi’s scheme extending to cover employees’ families. However, this new nationwide initiative aims to ensure comprehensive healthcare access for the substantial private sector workforce across the UAE.
To facilitate the seamless implementation of this program, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization (MoHRE) will orchestrate awareness campaigns and initiatives.
This marks the UAE’s second major mandatory insurance initiative for employees, following last year’s implementation of a scheme safeguarding against job loss. Presently, over 7.2 million employees from both private and federal government sectors are enrolled in this protective scheme.
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in the uae this is called good news, in rest of the world its called wtf news.
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DUH!! For decades this rule has been in place where private sector employees provide basic or premium health insurance (based on seniority) to their employees . Is mei kaun si nai baat hai
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this is really a great news for me…everytime i go to seek medical health they always ask if i have medical insurance.since i have a sharjah visa it’s not mandatory for us to apply for health insurance the reason my sponsor did not get it for me.
Is this free ? Because where I work with they charge the insurance to us.
Kia ya kanoon Sharjah ma be laguo ho ga ya nhi as barya ma bttya
Excellent Job .. Great
I wish the work like they are on paper, but employers don’t follow them instead they threaten employees never to follow or else they can loose the work positions.
Very good news to hear because our company have been dodging us when it comes to health matters
All uae low is compny give visa free but all comnys charges visa fee cat in sylri way here no cheking system