# What is Ministerial Resolution No. 340 of 2026?

Ministerial Resolution No. 340 of 2026 is the UAE regulation, in force from 1 June 2026, that sets wages due on the 1st of each month and requires 85% of total wages to clear WPS by then.

## Ministerial Resolution No. 340 of 2026 explained

The Resolution repeals Ministerial Resolution No. 598 of 2022 and replaces the previous wage-payment framework. Its central change is the removal of the 15-day grace period: wages for the preceding Gregorian month are payable on the first day of the following month, and any payment after that date is treated as delayed.

Compliance is measured at two levels. The establishment must transfer at least 85% of total wages due through WPS by the due date. Separately, each individual worker must receive at least 85% of their own wages, with any shortfall attributable only to lawful deductions.

Enforcement escalates on a published timetable: electronic monitoring from day 1, MOHRE notifications from day 2, suspension of new work permit issuance from day 5, administrative fines and possible Third Category reclassification from day 11, automatic labour dispute registration and work permit suspension from day 16 for employers with 25 or more workers in sectors such as construction, security and cleaning, and precautionary attachment, travel bans and referral to the Public Prosecutor from day 21.

Official source: [UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation](https://www.mohre.gov.ae)

## Related terms

- [WPS](https://neuralhr.ai/en/hr-glossary/wps): The Wage Protection System (WPS) is the UAE's mandatory electronic salary transfer system, operated by MOHRE and the Central Bank, through which private-sector employers must pay registered workers.
- [SIF](https://neuralhr.ai/en/hr-glossary/sif): A Salary Information File (SIF) is the fixed-format text file a UAE employer submits to transfer wages through the Wage Protection System.
- [MOHRE](https://neuralhr.ai/en/hr-glossary/mohre): MOHRE is the UAE federal ministry that regulates private-sector employment, issuing work permits and labour cards and enforcing the Wage Protection System and Emiratisation quotas.

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