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DUBAI, May 13 (FENA) - The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) will begin accepting applications for the first edition of the Emirates Labour Market Award on June 1, 2023.
The Award, which was approved by the UAE Cabinet in March will be held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, Emirates News Agency WAM reports.
The Award aims to enhance the UAE labor market’s competitiveness, improve its productivity and efficiency, recognize outstanding practices in the work environment, and protect and encourage the workers’ rights while advancing well-being and quality of life for the workforce across private sector establishments, the Ministry said.
Announcing details about the award at a media briefing in Dubai on Wednesday, Dr. Abdulrahman Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation and Chairman of the Award’s Supervisory Committee, expressed his appreciation to His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed “for continuously supporting all efforts to improve the local business environment and further ease doing business in the UAE, and his generous patronage of this award.
He added that the award is inspired by the country's leadership vision towards bolstering the advanced development ecosystem in the UAE that has established a comprehensive and encouraging investment environment.
“The annual award is a major contribution to the business environment in the UAE. It reflects the leadership’s keenness to enhance the UAE’s competitiveness and accelerate building a comprehensive economy that is the strongest, most active, most diverse, and fastest-growing in the world,” he added.
During the media briefing, Al Awar said the award’s categories “stimulate healthy competition” in the private sector. “These categories also reflect the vital role played by the establishments, domestic workers recruitment agencies, and employment agencies in advancing the overall business environment.”
Al Awar said that efforts to strengthen the public-private partnership are ongoing by recognizing the establishments and highlighting their successful best practices while honoring their owners and leading employees.
He explained that the award is based on clear criteria that cover various vital aspects in the labor market, including employment, empowerment and attracting skilled labor, occupational health and safety, employment relationships and wages compliance, facilities and work environment, futureproofing, encouragement and motivation, achievement, creativity and innovation, continuous learning, and social responsibility.
A winner will be awarded for each category, with a total of three awards given. Winning entities must be registered in MoHRE’s database and have been in the labor market for two years or more. They must not be government-owned, have had a judicial ruling issued against them, or have had any penalties imposed on them for violating the labor legislation in force in the UAE during the previous year.
It must also commit to completing the nomination application and the award's timeframe. Entities that win the award are not entitled to participate in the award until two sessions have been held since they received the award.
MoHRE is scheduled to receive nomination applications for the award starting June 1 through a dedicated page on MoHRE’s website, riyada.mohre.gov.ae, until the application deadline, August 31. Following this, an in-office and on-field evaluation will take place in September before the award ceremony is held in November, WAM stated.
The award is backed by various sponsors, led by the diamond sponsor DAMAC Properties, the platinum sponsors Emirates NBD and du, along with golden sponsors Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Commercial Bank of Dubai and Al-Futtaim Group, and silver sponsors the Abu Dhabi Chamber, Mashreq Bank, Dubai Insurance Company, Mediclinic Middle East and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB). The award is also sponsored by the bronze sponsors LuLu Group International, Chalhoub Group, and Al Nukhba Centre – Businessmen Services and Al Saada Centre – Domestic Workers Services, as well the media sponsors Emirates News Agency (WAM) and Abu Dhabi Media (ADM).
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