Article (2)
Administrative Violations and Penalties
Without prejudice to any procedures provided for in the relevant legislation, the Ministry may
impose the administrative fines set out in the table below on the Establishment. Likewise, the
Ministry may, in coordination with the Council, impose administrative penalties on the
Beneficiary for any violations set out in the table below, as follows:
No. Violation Description
Fines to be Imposed on the
Establishment
Penalty
Applicable to
the Beneficiary
1 Engaging in sham
Emiratization related to
“Nafis” initiatives and
programs.
An administrative fine of not less
than AED (20,000) twenty
thousand dirhams and not
exceeding AED (100,000) one
hundred thousand dirhams per
worker.
Suspension of
support.
2 Submitting incorrect
documents or data to obtain
services or benefits from
Nafis or for the purpose of
evading or circumventing
the Emiratization System.
An administrative fine of not less
than AED (20,000) twenty
thousand dirhams and not
exceeding AED (100,000) one
hundred thousand dirhams per
case.
Suspension of
support.
3 The required documents are
invalid or have not been
An administrative fine of not less
than AED (2,000) two thousand
dirhams per month, up to a
Suspension of
the benefits
during the
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renewed within the
prescribed Timeframe.
maximum of AED (5,000) five
thousand dirhams.
invalidity period
with resumption
of disbursement
upon renewal of
the documents.
4 Failure of the Establishment
to follow the prescribed
procedures by Federal
Decree by Law No. (33) of
2021 Regarding the
Regulation of the Labor
Relations, as amended, and
its Executive Regulation and
Executive Resolutions, in the
following cases:
− Failure of the beneficiary
to join the work after the
issuance of the work
permit and the
establishment’s receipt
of support from the
Council;
− Failure of the beneficiary
to regularly report to
work at the
Establishment after
joining, or
− The Beneficiary ceases
work and the
Establishment fails to
notify the Council.
An administrative fine of AED
(20,000) twenty thousand
dirhams per worker.
Suspension of
support.
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5 Failure of the establishment
to notify the Council of any
change to the benefit
conditions without a reason
acceptable to the Council.
An administrative fine of AED
(20,000) twenty thousand
dirhams per case.
Suspension of
support.
6 Failure of the Beneficiary to
comply with the training or
study programs approved by
the Council and absence for
(10) ten consecutive days or
(20) twenty non-
consecutive days during the
training period.
_____________ Suspension of
support,
recovery of the
amounts
disbursed, and
denial of the
Beneficiary’s
access to the
program for a
period not
exceeding (1)
one year.
7 The Beneficiary ceases
attending training or study
programs for reasons not
acceptable to the Council.
_____________ Suspension of
support,
recovery of the
amounts
disbursed, and
denial of the
Beneficiary’s
access to the
program for a
period not
exceeding (1)
one year.
8 Failure of the Establishment
to fulfill its obligation to hire
_____________ Recovery of the
support amount
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the Beneficiary upon
completion of the training
period supported by the
Nafis Program Initiative
(financial support during the
training period) without a
justification acceptable to
the Council.
paid to the
Establishment
during the
support period.
9 An Establishment
circumvents Emiratization
targets by reducing
workforce numbers or
altering workforce
classification with the intent
to evade them, or through
any other form of
circumvention as
determined by the Ministry.
− AED (100,000) one hundred
thousand dirhams for
committing the violation for
the first time.
− AED (300,000) three hundred
thousand dirhams for
committing the violation for
the second time.
− AED (500,000) five hundred
thousand dirhams for
committing the violation for
the third time.
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