Work Bundle Platform: Streamlining Employment Procedures in Dubai

This article has been reviewed by Wego‘s editorial team to ensure that the content is up to date & accurate.

Updated July 2024

The UAE is leading a groundbreaking change in work procedures through the expansion of the Work Bundle, offering a comprehensive array of services. This initiative empowers private-sector companies, individuals, and investors to streamline employment and residency processes using a unified platform that integrates all relevant entities.

Aligned with the UAE Government’s Zero Government Bureaucracy Program, this strategy aims to provide services that elevate user experience, enhance government efficiency, and elevate the UAE’s global competitiveness and attractiveness as a premier destination for living and working.

In this article, Wego will explore the features and advantages of the Work Bundle platform and its potential to reshape employment procedures.

Work Bundle Platform latest news

On 8 July 2024, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (Mohre) announced a new upgrade to the Work Bundle Platform, facilitating the cancellation of work permits in the UAE. This upgrade significantly reduced the cancellation process from 3 minutes to 45 seconds.

Moreover, this process now doesn’t require any documents to be uploaded, whereas it previously required 2 documents. They’ve also reduced the number of fields from 7 to 2 and enabled automatic approval.

What is the Work Bundle Platform?

The ‘Work Bundle’ initiative, which initially debuted in Dubai in March, offers a spectrum of services essential for living and working in the UAE. These include onboarding new employees and managing tasks like issuing, renewing, and canceling work contracts, permits, and visas.

Notably, processing time has been significantly reduced from nearly one month to just five days, complemented by a decrease in required documents from 16 to five. This streamlined approach also minimizes the number of visits to service centers, reducing them from seven to only two. Moreover, the initiative has expanded to encompass all seven emirates of the UAE.

Endorsed by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Work Bundle Platform aims to simplify and speed up residency and work permit procedures. It is projected to save 62 million working days previously spent on renewals and contracts, with an annual reduction of 25 million procedures.

Designed to cater to the business community, the platform provides a comprehensive range of services, including renewal, cancellation, medical examination, and fingerprinting. This initiative is the outcome of close collaboration between federal and local government entities, with the aim of providing clients with the most streamlined and efficient transaction processes available through digital platforms.

Book cheap flights to UAE

Work Bundle platform services

Under the Work Bundle Platform, a unified platform now streamlines various employment services, consolidating the process for businesses and individuals alike. This comprehensive suite of services includes:

• Hiring a new employee in a company
• Issuing a new work permit
• Requesting a status adjustment
• Issuing a visa
• Issuing employment contract
• Issuing Emirates ID and residency
• Medical examination services
• Renewing work contract
• Renewing worker’s employment contract
• Renewing Emirates ID and residency
• Medical examination services
• Cancelling worker’s employment
• Cancelling work permit
• Cancelling residency

How to access the Work Bundle platform?

The Work Bundle is conveniently accessible through a unified digital platform at workinuae.ae, serving all seven emirates in the UAE.

To recruit a new employee from outside the country, the process involves several steps:

• fill out the unified application
• issue a work permit for the employee
• employee proceeds to complete residency procedures, including mandatory steps such as medical examination and issuance of the Emirates ID card, which require the employee’s presence

For renewal services, the company owner needs to follow these steps:

• fill out the unified application
• employee completes the medical examination and is issued the Emirates ID card

These streamlined procedures ensure efficiency and ease of access for employers and employees alike through the Work Bundle Platform.