Opening date :2025-01-01 - :2025-03-31
Subject:
The Entrepreneurship Leave for self-employment for
Federal Government UAE National employees initiative has been developed as part
of the Initiatives of the Next 50. The initiative focuses on enhancing the
competitiveness of the UAE National cadres, encouraging them to work in the
private sector, investing in available job opportunities in it, and establishing
and managing their own businesses projects/business that add a qualitative
value to the national economy.
Given the leading role of the UAE Government and its
vision that aims to support the country's citizens across all fields, the
esteemed UAE Cabinet issued a Resolution on the conditions and controls for
granting Entrepreneurship Leave for self-employment to UAE nationals working in
the federal government. The initiative relies on an innovative approach to
introduce a special category of leaves that is granted under specific
conditions. The aim of this new leave category is to enable UAE nationals
working in the federal government to establish their own business in the
private sector given the important role this sector plays in the economy. This
crucial step will play a key role in creating new jobs and drive future
development.
Accordingly, the Federal Authority for Government Human
Resources launched the guide for granting Ministries and Federal entities their
UAE National employees - who wish - an Entrepreneurship Leave for
self-employment, which is the first of its kind in the world, to encourage them
to pursue investment and start their own businesses in the private sector.
Objective of the consultation:
The Authority seeks to understand the views and
development proposals of federal government employees regarding the initiative,
and measure their level of satisfaction through a questionnaire to help develop
and update the initiative.
Decision-making:
The Authority will consider the views and proposals of
employees, to make the necessary updates to meet their needs.