Emiratisation calculator for UAE companies.
Put in your skilled headcount and how many Emiratis you employ. It tells you the target, the gap, and what the gap costs every month it stays open.
2026 rules
Two percent a year, charged by the month.
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Check your real positionYour target
0
skilled Emirati roles
Gap right now
0
roles to fill
Cost per month
AED 0
at AED 9,000 per unfilled role
Cost per year
AED 0
if the gap stays open
How the number is worked out
The target is 2 percent of your skilled roles per year, rounded up, and it compounds. Two years in, the requirement is 4 percent, not 2. It is split across the year: 1 percent due by 30 June, the rest by 31 December.
Each skilled Emirati role you have not filled costs AED 9,000 a month. That is not a one time penalty. It runs until the role is filled, which is why a gap found in May is much cheaper than the same gap found in October.
Three things people get wrong
- Counting everyone. The percentage is of skilled roles, not total headcount. Getting this wrong is the most common reason an owner thinks they are compliant when they are not.
- Forgetting that people leave. One resignation in October can put you back under target for the December check.
- Registering the hire late. A hire that is not properly recorded does not count toward the target.
The full rules, the deadlines and what to do about a gap are in our Emiratisation 2026 guide, and our HR service tracks this position monthly so the December check is never a surprise.
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