Extra Month Salary by Qatari Law?

lollipop
By lollipop

Is it true that by Qatari Law you should get an extra months salary for every year you work in Qatar?  Therefore if your contract says you are entitled to a pension you should get that on top of the extra months salary....

 Anyone else heard of this?

 

By dweller• 23 Feb 2007 12:08
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dweller

Most of the Gulf Oil Companies (GOC's) have similar terms and conditions Kiarajane.

They (HR managers and those involved in policy & conditions)meet twice a year to exchange views and discuss policy in general, taking it in turns to host the event. They undertake preparation and publication (I think it is now prepared by ARAMCO) of an annual C&B survey which compares all terms and conditions (by geographical group and level) and I mean ALL conditions.

There was also an unwritten law that one company wouldn't poach staff from one of the other GOC's although that may be a thing of the past

By anonymous• 23 Feb 2007 00:18
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anonymous

It's the same in Aramco in Saudi Arabia. Aramco is one of the big company in Saudi that gives good wages and benefits! That's why most of their Staff are very proud!

Just keep dancing, it will do you good!

By dweller• 23 Feb 2007 00:05
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dweller

Within QP it was possible to take an advance against ESB after 5 years service (at the current salary). Whe you left (either resigned or released) the ESB was calculated at the terminal salary, so nobody lost out by taking the advance. This enabled staff to take advantage when the exchange rate was favourable.

By anonymous• 22 Feb 2007 23:02
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anonymous

When my husband used to work in Oman the gave him 1 month extra salary every year and they called it gratuity. In Saudi Jubail gives 1 month salary every year and KFUPM only gives half month salary every 1 year. And here in Qatar they give 1 month extra salary as far as I know! But you can only have it at the end of your contract or when you had enough and wants to leave Middle East, But! If there's a problem between you and your Sponsors, like leaving without finishing your contract or they terminate your contract you lose the opportunity to claim your gratuity.

In Philippines we call it 13 months pay bonus.....

Qatar, so far is the most generous country we've been! don't really give hard time! happy to put their Foreign Staff in debt! he! he he!

Just keep dancing, it will do you good!

By stealth• 22 Feb 2007 22:38
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stealth

They follow the same rul in ministries as well.

This is meant only for expats.

where they give the ESB at the end of service only for a maximum of 10 yrs . While for Qataris the rules are different

"If your number one goal is to make sure that everyone likes and approves of you, then you risk sacrificing your uniqueness and, therefore, your excellence."

By dweller• 22 Feb 2007 21:51
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dweller

The ESB (End of Service Benefit) payment is covered within Qatari labour law. I believe that if it is not covered within the contract that it is compulsory by default. If it is mentioned in the contract that you don't receive ESB then that is applied.

For lower level staff in some organisations the amount is lower than for higher level staff.

Within QP and after 5 years service the amounts for Senior Staff used to be higher than the legal requirement at:

1 month's terminal basic salary for the first 5 years of service.

1 and a half months basic terminal salary for 5 to 10 years service

2 months basic terminal salary for service in excess of 10 years.

After the changes introduced in 1997, ESB within QP was reduced to one month per year of service for a maximum of 10 years. I don't know if it's paid annually at current salary or at terminal basic salary if it is allowed to accrue until termination.

By Guevara• 22 Feb 2007 17:50
Guevara

no lollipop , Your pension is instead of this end of service benefit.

By lollipop• 22 Feb 2007 14:40
lollipop

Thanks Guevara, but if I get a pension in my contract should I get the 3 weeks as well?

By ooo• 22 Feb 2007 13:43
ooo

I don't know about the law, in my company it depends on the type of contract and it is clearly specified if you are entitled or not.

By Guevara• 22 Feb 2007 13:25
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Guevara

This is not true , Qatar labor law specifies that your employer should pay you 3 weeks salary for each year you worked for him at the end of your employment.

Some companies pays 1 month instead of 3 weeks.

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