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What are the periods of service included in the contribution?

Last Updated 07/10/2024 23:35

- Periods of service with an employer (government sector) or (private sector) are covered by the pension law.
- All leaves or secondments are included within the contribution period.

What periods may the Insured merge?

What are the conditions for an insured’s registration with the GPSSA?

If a pensioner from the GPSSA returns to work, and their pension disbursement ...

If an employer paid excess amounts to the GPSSA, is there a specific period within which they have the right to claim them back?

Is there a mechanism that the Insured, Pensioner, Beneficiary, or any interested party must follow to claim their rights and have reconsidered before resorting to litigation?

What happens if an employer charges insured employees a higher percentage of contributions than they are entitled to?

What are the conditions for benefiting from an automatic Merge or Shourak?

Is a Pensioner allowed to return to work?

Is a beneficiary allowed to combine two shares of a pension, for example, a share from their father and another from their mother?

What if an Employer increases the Insured’s Contribution Account Salary retroactively to cover a previous period?

What consequences does the Employer face in case of failing to register citizens or failing to provide the GPSSA with the names of those whose services have ended within the specified deadline?

What documents are required from the Insured that the Employer must provide to the GPSSA?

Is it permissible for a beneficiary to combine two shares of a pension, for example, a share from their father and another from their mother?

Are there any beneficiaries who have the right to combine two pensions?

Once the pension amount has been paid, what are the responsibilities of a pensioner and beneficiary?

Is it permissible for the Pensioner to return to work?

If a pensioner from the GPSSA returns to work, will they contribute again under the pension law?

What happens to a pensioner's pension if they return to work for an entity registered with the GPSSA?

If a pensioner returns to work for an entity registered with the GPSSA and is less than 60 years old, and the compensation for the work is in the form of a gratuity or a lump-sum payment, will their pension stop or decrease?

Is there a specific service period stipulated in the Law after which the Insured can combine their pension and salary from employment subject to the GPSSA?

What is the effect of an Insured or Pensioner losing the Emirati nationality?

If he/she Dies after being deprived of his pension, what about the rights of the Beneficiaries?

Is it possible for one person to receive more than one pension from the GPSSA?

How are Beneficiaries dealt with in the case of entitlement to two pensions from the GPSSA?

If a pensioner from another pension fund later works for an entity registered with the GPSSA and obtains a pension, what happens to their first pension?

What is the minimum requirement for Gratuity Entitlement?

What if the Insured dies before receiving the Gratuity?

If the Insured's service period reaches one year and twenty days, how is the gratuity calculated?

Is It permissible to deprive the Insured of the Pension or Gratuity?

If an Insured was deprived of one-quarter of his/her gratuity or less, or if a pensioner was deprived of part of his/her pension and then died, what are the rights of the beneficiaries thereafter?

Is there a minimum limit for a Beneficiary’s share?

From what date does the disbursement of the Beneficiary's share begin?

When Is the End-of-Service Gratuity granted?

How Is the End-of-Service Gratuity calculated?

What salary is used as the basis for calculating the Gratuity?

When does the daughter’s share of the pension cease?

When does the son’s share of the pension cease?

When does the father’s share of the pension cease?

When does the mother’s share of the pension cease?

What Is the ruling If the Beneficiary’s salary from employment is less than his/her share of the pension?

What are the conditions for the Daughter’s Entitlement?

What are the conditions for the Son’s Entitlement?

What are the conditions for the Parents’ Entitlement?

When does the Widow’s Share of the pension cease?

When does the Husband’s share of the pension cease?

What are the pension distribution percentages for Beneficiaries?

What if more than one Beneficiary is heir to the pension amount?

What are the conditions for the Widow’s Entitlement?

What are the conditions for the Husband’s Entitlement?

How is the pension for death or total disability due to work injury calculated?

Are there other benefits in case of decease or disability due to a work-related injury in addition to the pension?

When does the pension resulting from a work-related injury begin to be paid?

What are the benefits granted by the pension law to the Insured in case of partial disability resulting from a work-related injury?

Who is a Beneficiary?

How is the pension of the Minister and Equivalent Officials calculated?

What is the maximum pension for a Minister?

What is the minimum retirement pension payable by the GPSSA?

What is the meaning of work injury in the pension law?

When is the insured who suffers a work injury entitled to a pension?

What are the cases of Pension Entitlement?

How is the retirement pension calculated?

<p>What if the service period exceeds 35 years?

What is the Death Grant for the Insured?

What is meant by Pension Account Salary?

What Is meant by Nominal Service Period?

What are the conditions of purchase?

Is it permissible for the Insured who has reached the age of 60 to purchase a Nominal Service Period?

What are the rules related to paying the Purchase Cost?

Can a purchase be used to reach the required age for Pension Entitlement?

When is the merge request under “Shourak” service is cancelled?

Is a pensioner who returns to work allowed to add a service period for which he/she was entitled to a pension amount to the new service?

What are the principles for paying the cost of Merging a Pension Service Period?

What is the consequence in case of decease of the Insured requesting a merge (Pensionable Service) before completing instalments of the merge cost?

Is merging permissible for those who have acquired the UAE nationality?

Is an Insured allowed to request installment payments for the Merge cost?

What happens if the Insured’s service ends before completing the full cost of the merged periods?

What happens if the Insured’s service ends due to decease without paying the full cost of the merge request?

When can the Previous Service Period of the Insured be considered continuous and automatically merged upon moving to a new job without additional costs?

Who are the Insured to whom "Shourak" does not apply?

What Is meant by Merging a Service Period – Civil?

Which periods of service can the Insured merge?

What are the conditions to merge a previous service period in case the Insured has received an End-of-Service Gratuity?

Who bears the merge cost?

What are the principles for paying the costs of Merging Previous Service Periods?

What is the employer obligated to do once an Emirati joins the entity?

What are the obligations of the Employer at the end of the Insured’s service period?

What happens if the Employer charges insured employees a higher percentage than their due Contribution share?

What happens if the Employer fails to register an Insured individual?

What happens if the Employer fails to pay contributions for all or some of the Insured individuals?

When are Contributions due?

How are Contributions paid if the insured worked for less than a month?

Who bears responsibility for paying Contributions in cases of Secondments and Leaves of all types?

What if the Employer delays payment of Contributions beyond the specified deadline?

What If the GPSSA discovers that the Employer paid Contributions based on Unreal Wages?

What is the Contribution Account Salary for the spokespeople at the Federal National Council and its Members?

What are the periods excluded from the Contribution Account Calculation Salary?

What Is the salary by which Contributions are calculated?

What If the Insured joins the Private Sector after January?

What if a private sector employer increases the insured Contributable Salary retroactively after the standard yearly update date in January?

What is the approved document for proof of age, and can it be amended?

What Is meant by Contribution Account Salary?

What is the share of each, the Employer, and the Insured, in terms of Contributions?

Is there a minimum and maximum Contribution Account Salary?

What is the maximum Contribution Account Salary for Ministers?

What Is meant by the Government Sector and the Private Sector?

When did the provisions of GPSSA’s law come into effect?

To whom does GPSSA’s law apply?

What are the conditions for the Insured’s registration with the GPSSA?

Who is the Insured?

How can I contact GPSSA for inquiries or complaints?

Is my personal information secure?

Can I provide feedback on the session?

Can I schedule a follow-up session?

Can I ask additional questions during the session?

What should I prepare before the session?

How is the session conducted?

Can I book multiple sessions at once?

Can I reschedule my appointment after booking?

Is the service free of charge?

How can I book an advisory session?

Who can benefit from this service?

What is the Pension Advisory Service?

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