Remote Benefits:
United Arab Emirates
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Remote Benefits Plans
The benefits listed below are part of Remote's basic compensation package for team members in the United Arab Emirates. All customers must offer health insurance to team members in this country.
The rates listed here are for the policy year from May 1, 2024, to April 30, 2025. Pricing and benefits are subject to change in response to business and market changes, and we will update you when those changes take place.
Please note there is a 30-day rule in the UAE. Remote must ensure that the health insurance stays active for an additional 30 days after a sponsored team member leaves due to visa requirements. An additional cost of 45 days will apply when the team member leaves (15 days for visa cancellation processing and 30 days for mandatory active health benefits post-termination / resignation). It’ll be reflected on the team member's final payslip if dependents and your invoice for the terminating month.
You can email support@remote.com with any questions!
STANDARD TIER
PREMIUM TIER
Price & Coverage Options
You can directly support your employees dependent coverage. Note that there is no limit to the number of children.
You pay:
- Employee Only: $149/mo
- Family coverage (spouse/partner, children): Ranges from $220 to $434/mo
Employee pays:
- If you cover the Employee Only, the employee is responsible for the cost of any dependents added to the policy.
- For Family coverage, the employee pays nothing.
You pay:
- Employee Only: $183/mo
- Family coverage (spouse/partner, children): Ranges from $271 to $536/mo
Employee pays:
- If you cover the Employee Only, the employee is responsible for the cost of any dependents added to the policy.
- For Family coverage, the employee pays nothing.
Inpatient Coverage
The price incorporates a 5% VAT.
Cover Limit: $1M
Includes hospital room charges, nursing care, surgical procedures, and medications administered during the hospital stay.
Full refunds are available for intensive care, prescription drugs and materials, surgical fees, including anesthesia, physician and therapist fees, surgical appliances, diagnostic tests (for in-patient and day-care treatments only), organ transplants, and more.
Same as the Standard Tier
Outpatient Coverage
Cover Limit: $3,500
Includes doctor's visits, diagnostic tests, specialist consultations, outpatient surgeries, therapy sessions, prescription medications, and more.
Cover Limit: $5,060
Similar coverage as the Standard Tier.
Deductible
$135
Employee pays the first $135 out-of-pocket for outpatient services before their insurance coverage starts to contribute.
$0
Employee receives immediate insurance coverage for outpatient services without any initial out-of-pocket payment.
Employee Assitance Program (EAP)
Includes access to multilingual mental health, legal, and financial counseling via phone, video, or in-person. Additionally, a wellness website, fitness app, and 24/7 support in multiple languages are provided.
Same as the Standard Tier
Maternity
Maternity coverage includes a limit of $6,000 for related medical expenses.
Same as the Standard Tier.
Vision Insurance
Coverage Limit: $250
Includes eye examination and prescribed glasses and contact lenses.
Dental Insurance
Coverage Limit: $1000
Includes routine, preventive and restorative treatments as well as periodontics.
Price & Coverage Options
You can directly support your employees dependent coverage. Note that there is no limit to the number of children.
STANDARD TIER
You pay:
- Employee Only: $149/mo
- Family coverage (spouse/partner, children): Ranges from $220 to $434/mo
Employee pays:
- If you cover the Employee Only, the employee is responsible for the cost of any dependents added to the policy.
- For Family coverage, the employee pays nothing.
PREMIUM TIER
You pay:
- Employee Only: $183/mo
- Family coverage (spouse/partner, children): Ranges from $271 to $536/mo
Employee pays:
- If you cover the Employee Only, the employee is responsible for the cost of any dependents added to the policy.
- For Family coverage, the employee pays nothing.
Inpatient Coverage
The price incorporates a 5% VAT.
STANDARD TIER
Cover Limit: $1M
Includes hospital room charges, nursing care, surgical procedures, and medications administered during the hospital stay.
Full refunds are available for intensive care, prescription drugs and materials, surgical fees, including anesthesia, physician and therapist fees, surgical appliances, diagnostic tests (for in-patient and day-care treatments only), organ transplants, and more.
PREMIUM TIER
Same as the Standard Tier
Outpatient Coverage
STANDARD TIER
Cover Limit: $3,500
Includes doctor's visits, diagnostic tests, specialist consultations, outpatient surgeries, therapy sessions, prescription medications, and more.
PREMIUM TIER
Cover Limit: $5,060
Similar coverage as the Standard Tier.
Deductible
STANDARD TIER
$135
Employee pays the first $135 out-of-pocket for outpatient services before their insurance coverage starts to contribute.
PREMIUM TIER
$0
Employee receives immediate insurance coverage for outpatient services without any initial out-of-pocket payment.
Employee Assitance Program (EAP)
STANDARD TIER
Includes access to multilingual mental health, legal, and financial counseling via phone, video, or in-person. Additionally, a wellness website, fitness app, and 24/7 support in multiple languages are provided.
PREMIUM TIER
Same as the Standard Tier
Maternity
STANDARD TIER
Maternity coverage includes a limit of $6,000 for related medical expenses.
PREMIUM TIER
Same as the Standard Tier.
Vision Insurance
STANDARD TIER
PREMIUM TIER
Coverage Limit: $250
Includes eye examination and prescribed glasses and contact lenses.
Dental Insurance
STANDARD TIER
PREMIUM TIER
Coverage Limit: $1000
Includes routine, preventive and restorative treatments as well as periodontics.
* Prices listed in USD, local currency equivalent will be determined based on exchange rate at the time of invoicing.
Remote Mental Health Program
The rates listed here are for July 1, 2024, to April 30, 2025 policy year.
Remote has partnered with Oliva, the UK & Europe's #1 rated employee mental wellbeing platform. Oliva is available on desktop and as a mobile app and it includes:
- 1-to-1 therapy with a curated pool of top-quality therapists (35+ languages available)
- Advanced matching service to find each employee the right therapist for them within 48 hours (98% success rate)
- Personal wellbeing profile with tailored recommendations and info to track progress
- Curated self-guided content library with audio mindfulness & meditation sessions, guided yoga videos, Oliva Talks, podcasts on workplace wellbeing, and micro-learning content series for managers
- 24/7 mental health helplines for when an employee is struggling and needs to talk to someone immediately
Customers may elect to offer the mental health program benefits to their teams and can choose among 5 different plans.
It is essential to be aware that in certain countries:
- Mental Health Insurance Premium Taxes may be applicable. This means you may pay taxes on the monthly premiums you pay towards the life insurance coverage for your employees.
- Mental Health benefits may be categorized as 'Benefits in Kind' (BIK). This categorization means that the monthly premiums, which the company pays for the life insurance coverage, might be counted as part of the employee's taxable income according to the local tax laws.
Pricing and benefits are subject to change in response to business and market changes and we will update you when those changes take place.
You can email support@remote.com with any questions!
Currency: Prices listed in USD, local currency equivalent will be determined based on the exchange rate at the time of invoicing.
Basic Mental Health Program $3.00/MO. | Standard Mental Health Program $8.47/MO. | Plus Mental Health Program $15.70/MO. | Premium Mental Health Program $22.70/MO. | Platinum Mental Health Program $35.83/MO. | |
Basic Mental Health Program $3.00/MO. Platform Access Only This plan does not include pre-paid Therapy / Coaching sessions.
Team members can pay for extra therapy sessions themselves in the Oliva platform ($91/session) | Standard Mental Health Program $8.47/MO. Includes:
Team members can pay for extra therapy sessions themselves in the Oliva platform ($91/session) | Plus Mental Health Program $15.70/MO. Includes:
Team members can pay for extra therapy sessions themselves in the Oliva platform ($91/session) | Premium Mental Health Program $22.70/MO. Includes:
Team members can pay for extra therapy sessions themselves in the Oliva platform ($91/session) | Platinum Mental Health Program $35.83/MO. Includes:
Team members can pay for extra therapy sessions themselves in the Oliva platform ($91/session) | Team members can pay for extra therapy sessions themselves in the Oliva platform ($91/session) |
Remote's Benefits Practices
Remote supports our clients by offering competitive benefits packages that will help you attract and retain the best talent across the globe! Our benefits specialists have done the research on norms and requirements in each local market and have crafted packages that will allow your employees to thrive, no matter what country they live in.
Our core benefits (which often include things like healthcare) are required in most countries where we hire. Because Remote is the employer of record, it’s important for us to offer the same core benefits to all employees in a country to ensure fair equity and non-discriminatory hiring practices, which protects your business and ours. We do not add a markup on any benefits premiums or administration costs.
If you would like more insight into fair equity and benefits best practices, you can download our Global Benefits Guide here!
- In the United Arab Emirates, all employers are mandated to provide health insurance to employees therefore, everyone employed by Remote in the United Arab Emirates must have access to benefits as part of their basic compensation package.
- You will be able to select a benefits plan when onboarding your employee. From there, the employee will be enrolled and contacted with more information about their plan. Remote takes care of all the administration work so you can focus on scaling your global team!
TCE in the UAE
If you’re ready to hire a new employee in the UAE, you may have generated or received a Total Cost of Employment quote to get an estimate of what it might cost. If you haven’t, you can do so with our handy Cost Calculator tool now!
Employers hiring in the UAE must pay for social contributions mandated by the government. These costs are automatically applied during payroll:
- Statutory Pension fund "GPSSA" (for UAE nationals only)
The exact cost of the government contributions listed above can be found by using the Cost Calculator.
- For more information about hiring employees in the UAE, see our country hiring guide at https://remote.com/country-explorer/united-arab-emirates.
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