Under Law No. 5 of 1981, the State, on 19 May 2004, enforced Law No. (14) of 2004, otherwise known as Qatar Labor Law, where Article 43 thereof impliedly amended Law No. (5) of 1981 by delegating to Employers the absolute discretion to grant visa to a returning worker.
Article 43 is hereby reproduced as follows:
Any condition in a service contract shall be void when it contains an undertaking by the worker to work for the rest of his life with the employer or to abstain from carrying out any craft or profession which may be carried out after leaving the work even if the contract is agreed before the coming into force of this law.
If the nature of the work allows the worker to know the clients of the employer or the secrets of the business of the establishment, the employer may stipulate that the worker shall not compete with him or participate in any undertaking competing with him after expiry of the contract. Such stipulation shall be valid only if it is restricted as to its duration and place and to type of the work to the extent necessary for the protection of the legitimate interests of the employer.
The period of such undertaking shall not exceed two years.
------------------- The first paragraph of Article 43 expressly prohibits employers from engaging in employment slavery, and the second paragraph provides a guideline where the employer may issue NOC to the worker.
Once you have the NOC, you can come in Qatar anytime!
Under Law No. 5 of 1981, the State, on 19 May 2004, enforced Law No. (14) of 2004, otherwise known as Qatar Labor Law, where Article 43 thereof impliedly amended Law No. (5) of 1981 by delegating to Employers the absolute discretion to grant visa to a returning worker.
Article 43 is hereby reproduced as follows:
Any condition in a service contract shall be void when it contains an undertaking by the worker to work for the rest of his life with the employer or to abstain from carrying out any craft or profession which may be carried out after leaving the work even if the contract is agreed before the coming into force of this law.
If the nature of the work allows the worker to know the clients of the employer or the secrets of the business of the establishment, the employer may stipulate that the worker shall not compete with him or participate in any undertaking competing with him after expiry of the contract. Such stipulation shall be valid only if it is restricted as to its duration and place and to type of the work to the extent necessary for the protection of the legitimate interests of the employer.
The period of such undertaking shall not exceed two years.
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The first paragraph of Article 43 expressly prohibits employers from engaging in employment slavery, and the second paragraph provides a guideline where the employer may issue NOC to the worker.
Once you have the NOC, you can come in Qatar anytime!