Quiz — 7 questions
- Which date splits the two GPSSA cohorts, and what does it refer to? → 31 October 2023, the date of first registration under any UAE social-insurance scheme
- An Emirati in Cohort B earns AED 18,000. What is the employer's rate, and what is the employer's cash cost? → 15% nominal, and 12.5% in cash, because the government funds 2.5 points under AED 20,000
- You leave First insured date empty for a long-serving Emirati. What does the system assume, and why does it matter? → It assumes the newer law, which applies the wrong rates for years on someone who belongs in Cohort A
- Why is contribution salary stored rather than recalculated each month? → Both regimes fix it on the January salary and hold it for the year, so a monthly recalculation would drift from the figure GPSSA has registered
- A Bahraini employee's home scheme charges the employer 17%. What do you pay, and who pays the rest? → You pay the 15% cap and the remaining 2% is deducted from the employee
- What happens on a payslip when no GCC rate is configured for that nationality and date? → Payroll stops with an error, deliberately, rather than contributing nothing in silence
- A worker on a basic salary of AED 40,000 loses their job. What is the monthly ILOE compensation, and for how long? → AED 20,000 a month, the Category B cap, for up to three consecutive months per claim