Private schools have intensified recruitment efforts to meet the UAE’s Emiratisation targets, but securing Emirati teachers remains a challenge for some smaller institutions.
From January 1, 2023, private companies with more than 50 employees must ensure that 2 per cent of staff members are Emirati.This figure will rise to to 4 per cent by the end of this year, 6 per cent in 2024 and 8 per cent in 2025, according to the National.
The policy was introduced by the government, as part of a major push to ensure 10 per cent of the private sector workforce is Emirati by 2026.Organisations operating in free zones are exempt from the requirements.
Figures released on Wednesday showed that 28,700 Emiratis have taken jobs at private companies since the launch of the Nafis employment programme about a year ago.
