Enhancing employment opportunities for UAE nationals in the private sector

The UAE is a country in our Arab region, and it is an attractive country for companies from around the world to operate there. Recently, many of these companies have decided to open new branches in the UAE. And with this step, they opened the door for a lot of talented and working people to work with them.
The UAE aims to encourage citizens to work in private companies through Emiratisation policies. These policies protect workers ‘ rights and provide better job opportunities for citizens.
In order to organize these new jobs, protect the rights of our Emirati citizens, and help them find good job opportunities, they have made new laws to employ citizens in private companies. In addition, they have created special programs that help citizens be more efficient and better understand their new job in these companies.
The government is working on organizing and implementing these policies with the aim of increasing the proportion of citizens in the private sector and strengthening the economic balance. Achieving Emiratization requires the cooperation of the community and guiding young people towards these important opportunities.
Encouraging citizens to work in companies
The UAE encourages its citizens to work in private companies, through their labor law. This law protects the rights of citizens and regulates the relationship between the employer and the worker. He guarantees workers their rights, explains to them their tasks, wages, even incentives and working conditions. All this helps citizens to understand their duties and rights when working in enterprises.
The government is working to achieve a balance between the public and private sectors through Emiratisation policies. Emiratization is the promotion of job opportunities for citizens in private companies. These policies are aimed at increasing the proportion of citizens working in these companies and reducing their dependence on the government sector.
The role of the government in achieving Emiratization
The UAE government takes an important role in achieving Emiratization through taking thoughtful measures and policies. In 2018, the government took important steps to regulate the localization process in private companies. The goal is to increase the percentage of citizens working in these companies and offer them better opportunities.
The community is working to raise awareness of the importance of Emiratization and encourage participation in this process. Emiratisation benefits everyone, as it enhances the country’s economy and creates job opportunities for citizens. Therefore, young people are encouraged to take advantage of these opportunities and contribute to the development of society.
Employment of citizens in private companies in the UAE
In the UAE, the employment of citizens in private companies is carried out using special laws regulating this process.
The UAE Ministerial Council has taken an important decision. This is to increase the percentage of Emiratisation in private companies with fifty or more employees. This percentage will be increased by an average of 2% every year from 2022. This means that more citizens will be employed in jobs that require special skills. And it’s not going to stop here, in 2026, the percentage will rise to 10% altogether.
Rewards for outstanding companies
To achieve this increase in the Emiratization percentage, a set of bonuses will be awarded to companies that are distinguished by their good performance in recruiting and training citizens. These rewards will be like encouragement for these companies to work hard and diligently in hiring more young citizen and training them in good ways. This will help the country in realizing its plans for the development of the local labor force.
This government decision is aimed at achieving an important goal. The goal is to increase the percentage of settlement in the country. The localization ratio is the one that shows how many workers in the country are citizens. By increasing the percentage of Emiratization, citizens can work in various fields and jobs and contribute to the development of the country’s economy.