New UAE Salary rule: WPS now mandatory for new worker categories

Dubai: If you employ a domestic worker, you may be wondering whether registration under the Wage Protection System (WPS) is required. According to the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE), the Wages Protection System for domestic workers is the official electronic platform for salary payments. It allows employers to pay wages through banks, exchange houses, and financial institutions that are authorised by the Central Bank of the UAE to offer wage payment services.
MOHRE states that the WPS for domestic workers strengthens contractual relationships between employers and workers, ensuring salaries are paid on time and in the most efficient and convenient manner.
New UAE Salary rule: WPS now mandatory for new worker categories
Which professions are covered?
From 1 April, MOHRE began applying the Wages Protection System to five specific domestic worker professions:
Personal health care provider
Personal trainer
Private agriculture engineer
Personal tutor
Personal PRO (Public Relations Officer)
WPS enables employers to pay salaries through approved banks, exchange houses, and financial institutions, all authorised by the UAE Central Bank to facilitate wage transfers.MOHRE has also defined 14 domestic worker professions that employers can decide whether to register them in the WPS, this includes housemaids, security guards, housekeepers, cooks, nanny/babysitter, farmer, gardener and personal driver.