Qatar labour law
If i worked for 5 consecutive years in the company im working with, can i get my gratuity from my sponsor and still continue working? full amount? if so what law?
if i worked for 2 consecutive year with the same company can i avail of yearly vacation provided by my sponsor? if so what law.
more power to qatar living. hope you can answer all my questions
thanks for the question and a very comprehensive answer. cheers!
PART FOUR
THE INDIVIDUAL LABOUR RELATIONSHIPS
Article (54)
In addition to any sums to which the worker is entitled to upon the expiry of his service, the employer shall pay the end of service gratuity to the worker who has completed employment of one year or more. This gratuity shall be agreed upon by the two parties, provided that it is not less than a 3 week wage for every year of employment. The worker shall be entitled to gratuity for the fractions of the eyar in proportion to the duration of employment.......the last basic wage is shall be the base for the calculation of the gratuity....
PART SIX
WAGES
Article (68)
The employershall pay to the worker before the worker takes his annual leave the wages to which the worker is entitled for the work he has performed up to the date of taking the leave in addition to the leave wages to which the work is entitled.
Article (72)
The wage of the worker during the annual or sick leave and his end of service gratuity shall be calculated on the basis of his basic wage on the date of entitlement and if the worker is employed on a piece-by-piece work basis the entitlement shall be calculated on the basis of his average wages for the 3 months preceding the date of entitlement.
PART SEVEN
REGULATION OF THE WROKING HOURS AND LEAVE
Article (79)
The worker who has completed one continuous year in the service of the employer shall be entitled to an annual leave with the pay provided for in Article (72) of this law. This leave shall not be less than 3 weeks for the worker whose service is less than 5 years and 4 weeks for the worker whose service is more than five years. The worker shall be entitled to a leave for the fractions of the year proportaion to the preior of his service.
Article (80)
THe employer shall fix the date of the annual leave for the worker in accordance with the work requirements and may divide the leave with the consent of the worker provided that the division shall not be into more than two periods. The employer may on written application of the worker postpone not more than half of the annual leave to the year following the year of its entitlement.
Article (81)
The worker may not waive his entitlement to the annual leave and any agreement to the contrary shall be void. The worker shall be entitled to payment in lieu of his annual leave equivalent to his wage for the leave days to which he is entitled if the contract is terminated for any reason before the worker takes his leave.