The UAE's Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (Mohre) has restated the conditions workers in both the public and private sectors must meet to claim compensation under the country's mandatory unemployment insurance scheme, known as ILOE. The scheme offers temporary financial support to employees who lose their jobs through no fault of their own, but payouts are only granted when all eight conditions are satisfied.

The first condition requires at least twelve months of active membership in the scheme before a claim can be filed. The second and third concern how the job ended: the dismissal must be involuntary, and the employee must not have been terminated for a disciplinary violation. Claims must also be genuine, with no fraud involved, including claims tied to fictitious employers.

Other conditions include not holding a new job during the period compensation is being claimed, and submitting the application within 30 days of the end of employment, as delays beyond this window can result in rejection. Applicants must also have no active complaint of unauthorised absence from work on file, and their unemployment must not stem from participating in a labour strike. The final condition is holding valid, legal residency in the UAE throughout the compensation period.

Mohre has stressed that employees who fully meet all eight conditions can apply for temporary financial support through the ILOE platform, while failing to meet even one can be grounds for rejection. The reminder comes as the UAE labour market continues to see significant movement of workers between the public and private sectors.