Leaves included in contribution scheme, says UAE pension authority

• Published date: 19 May 2022
• Publication title: LETA

The General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) has said any work-related leaves, whether paid or unpaid, fall within the contribution period by which the insured is entitled to a pension or end-of-service reward. The responsibility to pay contributions due by insured individuals varies depending on the reason for the leave granted by their employers.

According to the pension and social security law, the insured individual pays full contributions on behalf of the employer and him/herself in case of an unpaid leave, while both the insured and the employer bear their share of contributions according to what the law has determined in the case of a paid leave.

However, the responsibility to pay the due amounts may vary according to different circumstances.

Government sector employers are mandated to bear full contributions due from the insured in cases where he/she is accompanying a spouse for study leave purposes or if they are with their spouse who is a diplomat on a work mission, while an insured individual working in the private sector bears the full percentage of contributions on behalf of the employer and him/herself.

If the insured is on an external secondment period without pay, or on special leaves, they must pay their share of contributions and the employer's.

If an insured employee working in a government sector applied for an unpaid study leave, both the employer and...