UAE prosecutors question private company official over violation of Emiratization rules

UAE prosecutors are investigating the CEO of a private company for publishing a job advertisement for Emiratis. (Shutterstock)

• The Federal Prosecution for Countering Rumors and Cybercrimes is investigating an advert that violated media-content standards

ABU DHABI: The UAE Public Prosecution is investigating the CEO of a private company for publishing a job advertisement for Emiratis.
In a social media post shared on its official page, the Federal Prosecution said the advertisement of a job vacancy for Emiratis had broken both Emiratization regulations and media-content standards, the Emirates News Agency reported.
The content of the advert violated the provisions of Ministerial Resolution No. 279 of 2022 on monitoring mechanisms of Emiratization rates in the private sector.
The Federal Prosecution for Countering Rumors and Cybercrimes launched an immediate investigation into the advert and is interrogating the CEO of the company in question about the allegations made against him.
The attorney general urged private businesses to adhere to the instructions outlined in Ministerial Resolution 279 and to increase the number of Emiratis employed by the private sector.