The UAE's Wage Protection System (WPS), administered by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE), requires all private sector employers to pay employee salaries through approved financial channels within defined timelines each month, and to file a corresponding payroll report through the MOHRE system. WPS non-compliance, whether through late payment, incorrect salary amounts, or failure to file the WPS return, results in MOHRE penalties, the suspension of new visa approvals, and ultimately the downgrading of the company's MOHRE classification.
CashLaw Global manages WPS compliance for UAE businesses as part of our payroll management service, or as a standalone service for businesses that manage payroll internally but require WPS file generation, validation and submission support. We generate the WPS-formatted salary file in the specification required by MOHRE, validate it against the employee register, coordinate submission through your designated financial channel, and confirm successful WPS filing each month.
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Book Free ConsultationMajor violations include failing to transfer employee salaries within 15 days of their due date, paying wages that fall below contracted amounts without approved labor modifications, or bypassing the automated banking SIF pipeline entirely via manual cash payments.
Non-compliance triggers an automated block on your company's immigration portal through MOHRE, preventing you from issuing new work permits or renewing current staff visas, and can result in administrative fines starting from AED 5,000 per affected employee.
To lift a block, you must complete full salary reconciliations for the missing periods, process any back-pay corrections through approved banking channels, and submit an official settlement petition to MOHRE along with valid proof of employee payment.