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MOHRE — the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation — is the federal UAE authority that regulates labour relations, work permits, employment contracts, the Wage Protection System, and Emiratisation quotas.
MOHRE (formerly the Ministry of Labour, MoL) sets and enforces the rules that govern almost every aspect of the employer-employee relationship in the UAE private sector. Every work permit, employment contract, end-of-service settlement, and labour complaint sits under MOHRE's authority.
Since 2022, MOHRE has been driving Emiratisation — the policy of progressively raising the share of UAE-national employees at private-sector companies. Companies with 50+ employees must reach 10% Emirati skilled workforce by December 2026, and non-compliance triggers fines of AED 9,000 per month per missing role.
MOHRE's day-to-day public touchpoint is the Tasheel network of service centres. Its formal app (MOHRE app) provides employer self-service for some transactions but the bulk of submissions still go through PRO companies.
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