Executive
Council Resolution No. (17) of 2013
Regulating Work
between the Government of Dubai and the
General
Pension and Social Security Authority[1]
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We, Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of the Executive Council,
After perusal of:
Federal Law No.
(6) of 1999 Establishing the General Pension and Social Security Authority;
Federal Law No.
(7) of 1999 Issuing the Pension and Social Security Law and its amendments;
Law No. (3) of 2003
Establishing the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai;
Law No. (27) of
2006 Concerning Management of the Government of Dubai Human Resources and its
amendments;
Law No. (32) of
2008 Establishing the Government of Dubai Legal Affairs Department;
Law No. (31) of
2009 Establishing the Dubai Government Human Resources Department; and
The Resolution of
His Highness the Crown Prince of Dubai dated 14 December 2002 Concerning
Subscription of all Government Departments and Public Corporations and Authorities
to the Pension Schemes of the General Pension and Social Security Authority;
Do hereby issue this Resolution.
The following words and expressions, wherever
mentioned in this Resolution, will have the meaning indicated opposite each of
them unless the context implies otherwise:
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Government: |
The Government of Dubai. |
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GPSSA: |
The General
Pension and Social Security Authority established pursuant to the above-mentioned
Federal Law No. (6) of 1999. |
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DGHR: |
The Dubai Government
Human Resources Department. |
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Government Entities: |
Government departments, public authorities and
corporations, councils, authorities, Government-owned companies, and similar
entities. |
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Insured: |
A UAE national Employee working at a Government Entity to whom Law No. (7) of 1999 Issuing the Pension and
Social Security Law and its amendments apply. |
The DGHR will have the exclusive duty to follow
up all affairs related to the persons insured by the GPSSA. For such purpose,
the DGHR may, without limitation:
1. ensure that Employees of Government Entities are
enrolled in the GPSSA schemes;
2.
determine, in agreement
with the GPSSA, the salary to be
used for the purpose of calculating the contributions of the Insured in
accordance with Government guidelines;
3.
review buyback
applications to add previous service periods of the Insured to the service
period adopted for calculating the retirement pension benefits or
end-of-service gratuity, and refer these applications to
the GPSSA, provided that the Insured bears the
cost of such buyback;
4.
review the cases of
the termination of the employment of the Insured and the extent to which they
are entitled to retirement pension benefits, whether on the basis of completion
of a prescribed period of service, old age, death, disability, or otherwise;
and refer such cases to the GPSSA;
5.
provide the GPSSA with the names of beneficiaries
of retirement pension benefits or end-of-service gratuity from among the family
members of the Insured on the basis of the documents issued by the competent
entities in this regard;
6.
review pension and social security
legislation, propose any required amendments, and refer these proposals to the GPSSA through the Government of
Dubai Legal Affairs Department;
7.
prepare studies related to
post-retirement programmes and services;
8.
in coordination with the GPSSA, provide Government Entities
with information of the Insured and retired Government Employees, as well as periodic
reports and statistics; and
9.
in coordination with the Government of
Dubai Legal Affairs Department, resolve and settle disputes related to
contributions and entitlements of the Insured.
Government Entities must not take any action related
to the affairs of the persons insured by the GPSSA without prior coordination
with the DGHR.
This Resolution will be published in the Official
Gazette and will come into force three (3) months after the date of its
publication.
Hamdan
bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Crown Prince of Dubai
Chairman of the
Executive Council
Issued in Dubai on 26 June 2013
Corresponding to 17 Shaban 1434 A.H.
©2015 The Supreme
Legislation Committee in the Emirate of Dubai
[1]Every effort has been made to produce
an accurate and complete English version of this legislation. However, for the
purpose of its interpretation and application, reference must be made to the
original Arabic text. In case of conflict the Arabic text will prevail.