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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

NINE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE NEW QATAR LABOR LAW

BAGONG LABOR LAW NG QATAR ,IPATUTUPAD NA SA DISYEMBRE.Qatar will be implementing a new labor law this coming December 2016.The employers  and the employees alike are eagerly waiting for the implementation with high hopes that that both parties will be mutually benefited. The changes are set to reform the labor market to a significant extent as the ambiguity surrounding many issues would be cleared and the role of the Ministry of Labour would become much more effective in regulating the labour market and overseeing the relations between the workers and the employers. The changes are said to overhaul the image of the Qatar labor market in international media and rights organizations' perspective.  NINE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE NEW QATAR LABOR LAW  1. Contract based Employment:  All expats in Qatar would now be entirely governed by contracts.   2. Ban period under termination:  Workers who terminate their job contracts and leave the country before completion of the contract period are not allowed to return to the country before the end of the contract period. Worker who has a four years contract and he completed three years with the current sponsor and left without completing one more year cannot come back until next one year till his earlier contract period is over.   3. No Ban under completion of contract:  Those who complete their contracts under the law can come back to Qatar next day of their departure if he/she found new job offers. Workers who complete their contracts can easily come back without facing any ban.   4. No new contracts to be signed:  There is no need for the companies to make new contracts with their employees after implementation of the new law but the existing contracts will be valid as long as the employee is willing to continue in his job.  5. Contract period:  Date he has signed the fresh employment contract will be the date from his contract would be counted. All types of contracts will start from the date of enforcement of the new law regardless of how many years the employee had served in the company but this does not mean the previous years of service are not counted.   6. Domestic helps/Kadamas:  Law will apply to domestic help as well.   7. Signing contracts:  If the employer has agreed to hire the worker and processed his/her entry visa for work, the worker can sign the contract after arriving in Qatar. However, in case he refuses to sign the contract, he would be forced to go home,  8. Five years maximum term:  The work contract needs to be certified by the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs and the maximum period for work contract is five years.  9. Four Years Ban:  If a foreign worker is fired as a punitive measure and he did not appeal his dismissal or his plea was rejected by a court, he shall not be permitted to come back to Qatar before the passage of four years, states Article 26 of the new law.    RECOMMENDED READINGS:   CRIMES PUNISHABLE BY DEATH IN SAUDI ARABIA AND ITS EQUIVALENT SENTENCE UNDER PHIL LAW   DON'T DO THESE THINGS WHILE IN SAUDI ARABIA    DUTERTE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 100 DAYS     BRAND NEW PATROL SHIP FROM JAPAN STARTED OPERATION    BEING BUSY DOESN'T GUARANTEE PRODUCTIVITY      DRUG LORD KERWIN ESPINOSA ARRESTED IN UAE


 Qatar will be implementing a new labor law this coming December 2016.The employers  and the employees alike are eagerly waiting for the implementation with high hopes that that both parties will be mutually benefited.
The changes are set to reform the labor market to a significant extent as the ambiguity surrounding many issues would be cleared and the role of the Ministry of Labour would become much more effective in regulating the labour market and overseeing the relations between the workers and the employers.
The changes are said to overhaul the image of the Qatar labor market in international media and rights organizations' perspective.

NINE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE NEW QATAR LABOR LAW


1. Contract based Employment:

All expats in Qatar would now be entirely governed by contracts.



2. Ban period under termination:
Workers who terminate their job contracts and leave the country before completion of the contract period are not allowed to return to the country before the end of the contract period.

Worker who has a four years contract and he completed three years with the current sponsor and left without completing one more year cannot come back until next one year till his earlier contract period is over.




3. No Ban under completion of contract:

Those who complete their contracts under the law can come back to Qatar next day of their departure if he/she found new job offers. Workers who complete their contracts can easily come back without facing any ban.



4. No new contracts to be signed:


There is no need for the companies to make new contracts with their employees after implementation of the new law but the existing contracts will be valid as long as the employee is willing to continue in his job.


5. Contract period: 
Date he has signed the fresh employment contract will be the date from his contract would be counted.
All types of contracts will start from the date of enforcement of the new law regardless of how many years the employee had served in the company but this does not mean the previous years of service are not counted.


6. Domestic helps/Kadamas: 
Law will apply to domestic help as well.


7. Signing contracts:
 If the employer has agreed to hire the worker and processed his/her entry visa for work, the worker can sign the contract after arriving in Qatar. However, in case he refuses to sign the contract, he would be forced to go home,

8. Five years maximum term: 
The work contract needs to be certified by the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs and the maximum period for work contract is five years.

9. Four Years Ban: 
If a foreign worker is fired as a punitive measure and he did not appeal his dismissal or his plea was rejected by a court, he shall not be permitted to come back to Qatar before the passage of four years, states Article 26 of the new law.




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