The UAE Pension Law does not restrict a pensioner or retired individual’s decision to return to work. The General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) highlighted this fact but rather it encourages pensioners to return to work once again and contribute to the GPSSA, under the condition that they are not 60 years of age or above. Additionally, pensioners can merge their previous service period with the current one.
The pensioner must, however, understand the provisions of the law prior to returning back to work, since a pension is not released if the individual’s salary in the new job is equal to, or greater than, the pension salary received previously.
In response to a question raised regarding what the pensioner should do once he/she comes back to work again, the GPSSA clarified that the pensioner was to update his/her CV with the authorities the moment they start their new job, as per the conditions for merging the pension and salary for previous and current jobs.
Regarding the eligibility of a pensioner to combine the pension and salary for his/her employment period in the private sector, the GPSSA explained that the pensioner could combine periods — if the duration reached 25 years in the private sector, and 20 years in the government sector — without being terminated.
