The General Pension and Social Security Authority confirmed that paying the insured persons in the private sector the contributions due for their leave contributes to increasing the insurance benefits at the end of service, as leaves of all kinds are included within the insurance subscription period.
This comes within the framework of the Authority’s campaign to raise awareness of the rights and duties of the insured in the private sector, which it launched in conjunction with the “Nafes” program announced by the UAE government to support citizens in the private sector.
The Authority stated that the Pensions Law provides for the commitment of the insured and the employer to each of them according to his percentage in the case of paid holidays, while the insured bears the full payment of contributions for himself and the employer in the case of other leaves such as the special leave to accompany one of the spouses to the other, the study leave without pay and other benefits. Vacations.
As for sick leaves, the insured is obligated, according to the law, to pay his share based on the actual salary received during the leave, while the employer is obligated to pay his share on the full salary of the subscription account, whether the leave is with pay or without pay.
The authority pointed out that the employer in the private sector must commit to paying the contributions on the dates specified in the law in all cases, and the insured is obligated to pay the contributions in one payment for special leave to accompany one of the spouses to the other, or study leave without pay within one year from the date of the end of the leave. He may pay it in installments for a period equal to the period of the leave with the approval of the Director General of the Authority.
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