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GPSSA launches a series of creative initiatives to mark UAE Innovation Month

Last Updated 26/08/2024 08:40
GPSSA launches a series of creative initiatives to mark UAE Innovation Month

Abu Dhabi, 1st February 2023 – The General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) is taking part in numerous activities during February 2023 to mark UAE Innovation Month, with an intent to spread awareness regarding the importance of critical thinking and innovation amongst its employees and members of society. 



Some of the innovative initiatives lined up for the GPSSA as part of the UAE Innovation Month includes the 25 Day Challenge, UAE Hackathon, 01 Government Platform, Innovation in Customer Participation Digital Lecture, Governments of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Innovation Lab and the Future Government Game Workshop. 


The 25 Day Challenge, organized by GPSSA’s innovation team, challenges GPSSA’s Customer Happiness Department, the Pension Operations Department and the Digital IT Sector to activate a ChatPot instant chat service within 25-working-days in order to respond to customer inquiries, with emphasis on questions related to the NAFIS program. Currently customer responses are handled by GPSSA’s call center.


The UAE Hackathon, organized by the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority, aims to consolidate the principal of competing minds amongst different organizations, with an intent to design and share proactive ideas for customers, while proposing innovative solutions to specific challenges. Participants will be given an opportunity to benefit from experts in different fields by taking part in various workshops, where valuable and successful solutions in favor of the community will be highlighted. 


GPSSA’s innovation team has partnered with Exantium Management Consulting to introduce the 01 Government Platform with a mission to inspire and empower leadership to design the government of the future. This one-hour webinar which takes place Tuesday 7th February will offer strategic insight into leadership and innovation. The next day employees will be given the opportunity to embark in a digital lecture entitled Innovation in Customer Participation.


Additionally, members of the public will be given the opportunity to attend an online lecture entitled Governments of the Fourth Industrial Revolution where GPSSA’s role in supporting innovation will be highlighted. The link to the lecture will be published and announced on GPSSA’s Instagram on Wednesday 9th February 2023.


The Innovation Lab includes developing innovative ideas suggested by insured individuals, pensioners and GPSSA’s representatives in order to further update data for pensioners and beneficiaries. The initiative will be held on Wednesday 15th February 2023 at the Ministry of Possibilities. 
 
Finally, the Future Government Game Workshop consists of different brainstorming sessions and activities with employers, insured individuals, pensioners, beneficiaries and students, with a quest to activate strategic partnerships and spread creative ideas that bring about impactful and constructive results.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What periods may the Insured merge?

• Previous service periods with any employer subject to the provisions of the Federal Decree-Law

•Previous service period prior to acquiring the UAE nationality

•Previous service periods in any entity determined by the Cabinet

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

• The individual must be a United Arab Emirates national

• The individual must be between the ages of 18 to 60

• The individual must be medically fit to work upon appointment, as evidenced by an approved medical report

• He/she must work for an employer subject to the provisions of the law applied by the GPSSA

If a pensioner from the GPSSA returns to work, and their pension disbursement was suspended because their salary was greater than the pension amount, and they contribute again under the provisions of the law, how will their service be settled in the future if they leave work?

· If they become entitled to a pension for their subsequent service period, they shall be disbursed the larger of the two pensions, whether it's the one they are entitled to for their previous service period or for their subsequent service period

· If they become entitled to a gratuity for their subsequent service period, the gratuity shall be disbursed to them, and the suspended pension shall be reinstated for 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?

Yes, the employer may reclaim any amounts they paid to the GPSSA that exceed the required contributions, but under condition that they claim them within two years from the date of payment.

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?

Before a rights holder can go to court, they must first appeal the pension or gratuity decision to the Insurance Appeals Committee formed by the Board of Directors, and this must be done within five years of becoming entitled to the pension or end-of-service payment. This means the committee must be petitioned before taking legal action against the employer, and the appeal has a five-year deadline. 

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