salary increase

yzabella
By yzabella

please help. i need clarification regarding this matter...

i have a friend who will finish her two year contract in Qatar. since it is still recession, she is planning to renew her contract. the question is, is she entitled for an increase? because theres a talk that the company is not offering even a one riyal increase and their salary is really low. in what part in the qatar labor laws can we find the specific rule with regards to that?

thank you.

By HABIBMDH• 5 Mar 2010 16:35
Rating: 5/5
HABIBMDH

ITS TOTALLY INTERNAL MATTER OF THE COMPANY , IF YOUR FRIEND CAN DIPLOMATICALLY DEAL WITH THE COMPANY....

By soniya• 5 Mar 2010 15:56
Rating: 4/5
soniya

A company can only decide whether to increase the salary or not...Labour law has nothing to do with that..

By Salahudeen• 5 Mar 2010 15:39
Rating: 5/5
Salahudeen

Unless or otherwise expressly mentioned in the employment contract, an increase in salary is not mandatory for a company. The Labor laws in Qatar does not cover any policies regarding an increase in salary or allowances in any manner.

You could however ask your friend to include such a clause into his/her contract since its due renewal. However, with the current state of the market, I highly doubt the likelihood of it being included.

Hope this was helpful.

By salah2008• 5 Mar 2010 15:39
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salah2008

as far as entitlement, no she is not entitled.

unless she gets a new contract, or the company raise her salary.

apart from that, she either continue her contract on same terms or resign and leave.

By yzabella• 5 Mar 2010 15:14
yzabella

i see but, she just finished her two year contract. after that, is she not entitled to an increase?

By salah2008• 5 Mar 2010 15:03
Rating: 5/5
salah2008

Labour law does not talk about merit increase; it's totally up to the company internal policy, and on the employment contract

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