MS Alikkenthu patti ? Date onn check cheithu koode ? On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 10:32 PM, m S aLi <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Source:* > * > http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2005/August/theuae_August692.xml§ion=theuae > *<http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2005/August/theuae_August692.xml§ion=theuae> > > ** > ** > *ABU DHABI* -- The Ministry of Interior yesterday withdrew the "six-month > ban" system imposed by the Immigration and Residency authorities on various > categories of workers upon the cancellation of expatriates' > employment visa. > > The decision, that will have a major impact and implications on the > UAE labour market, has come into force with immediate effect. The > Naturalisation and Residency Departments stopped stamping the ban on > passports while processing cancellation of employment visas. > > Ahmed Al Hamadi, in-charge of Passport Office at the Ministry of > Labour and Social Affairs, said: "We received a letter from the > Immigration and Residency Department with instructions from Interior > Minister Lt-Gen. Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan not to stamp the ban > on applications for cancelling visas. The decision was put into effect > yesterday when we cancelled employment visas without imposing the > ban." > > He said the office received hundreds of applications yesterday, which > were processed without slapping the six-month ban. > > For employers, it will now be easier to hire talents from within the > country. For the millions of expats working in various capacities, > barring maids, the news should come as manna from heaven, for there > would now be free movement of workforce in the country. Employers can > get the best talent available in the market without the hassle of > seeking the "No Objection Certificate" from the current sponsor. > > Ministry sources told Khaleej Times that under instructions from > Lt.-Gen. Shaikh Saif, the ministry circulated the decree among all > Immigration and Residency Departments in the country, and that the > decision came into effect yesterday. > > On the categories included in the decree, the official said only > housemaids were excluded for the time being, and that a special > committee would be set up to study their case. "Housemaids were not > included in the decision. A special panel will be formed to study the > possibilities of exempting this category also from the ban," said the > official. > > He said the decision was in line with Cabinet Decree No. 18 of 2005 on > sponsorship transfer of employees in the private sector, under which a > fee of Dh1,500 for masters and doctorate holders, Dh3,000 for > bachelors degree holders and Dh5,000 for certificates lower than > bachelors degree would be levied. > > A special panel comprising senior officials had been set up in > February to look into various aspects of streamlining the residence > and labour market laws. > > Hitherto, only those who met the requisite conditions for sponsorship > transfer, including consent of sponsor, completion of one-year in a > company and a valid residence visa, among others, were eligible to > change jobs within the country without getting their passports stamped > with the six-month ban. > > In practice, however, movement of labour force was virtually > impossible with hardly any sponsor willing to write out a no objection > certificate. > > Meanwhile, most employees and employers who were processing their > applications at the ministry yesterday, seemed overwhelmed by the > decision and welcomed the measure which they said was bound to improve > labour relations. > Ahmed Ibrahim, an investor, said: "the decision is excellent. It will > spare employees the hassles they face with employers."Abdul Jalil > Rahma, owner of Noon Contracting and Construction Company, said : "The > ban was never in favour of employees. Scrapping the ban will free > employees of the threat posed by some employers, leading to > relinquishment of their entitlements in favour of release." > > -- > Warm Regard > *M S ALI* Deira-Dubai > Online at: > *[email protected] > * > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "newsline" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/newsline?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
