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All 26 Documented Cases
Unbilled Rush Scheduling & Hidden Service Scope Creep
5-10% annual revenue leakage per rush-order project stream; estimated AED 3,000–12,000/month for mid-sized agency (AED 500K–1M annual rush revenue).Search results confirm UAE freelance rates (AED 100–500/hour for copywriting; AED 0.10–0.25/word for proofreading) but do NOT itemize rush coordination, revision management, or expedited client communication as billable line items. Manual scheduling via email/WhatsApp means hours spent coordinating with clients are unpaid.
Rush Order Premium & Scheduling Inefficiency
15-25% of rush project revenue lost to untracked overtime and inefficient scheduling; estimated AED 2,000–8,000 per rush project (based on typical 5,000–20,000 word projects at standard rates with 40-50% labor cost ratio).Rush project pricing in UAE writing/editing lacks systematic cost allocation. Search results show standard rates (AED 0.10–0.25/word for proofreading; AED 100–500/hour for copywriting), but rush multipliers (typically 20-50% premium) are often absorbed into labor without separate tracking. Manual team coordination creates overtime waste and rework cycles.
غرامات عدم الترخيص لأنشطة التحرير الإعلامي
AED 5,000 starting fine for unauthorized media editing activities; escalates for repeats.Style guide verification in writing/editing qualifies as licensable media activity; non-compliance incurs fines from Table No. 1, with increases for repeats.
غرامات مخالفات معايير المحتوى الإعلامي
AED 5,000–1,000,000 fine per violation; up to AED 2,000,000 for repeats; AED 30,000 for first-time content standard breach; AED 10,000 for fake news.Failure in manual style guide compliance verification for media content (e.g., respecting UAE sovereignty, religions, national identity) triggers penalties ranked by severity in Table No. 2 of Cabinet Decision No. 42 of 2025. Applies to media institutions including writing/editing in UAE and free zones.