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UAE pension scheme lets Emiratis count unpaid childcare and study leave toward retirement

July 15, 2026·Economy Middle East

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GCC CONTEXT

UAE pension reforms that expand credited service periods reflect broader Gulf labor-market policy shifts aimed at addressing demographic pressures and female workforce participation rates. Historically, GCC pension system design has been central to fiscal planning and labor competitiveness, with changes to contribution structures and benefit eligibility often correlating with shifts in government spending priorities and insurance sector demand. This particular measure—recognizing unpaid leave as pensionable service—extends social safety-net coverage while potentially affecting long-term government pension liabilities and actuarial assumptions across the region's public-sector finance.

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