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* SJC, labour ministry's committee to decide on urgent cases through visual communication system
The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) in co-operation with the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour, and Social Affairs (MADLSA), began holding sessions of the Labour Dispute Resolution Committee (LDRC) "remotely" to decide on urgent cases and requests, through the use of the visual communication technology currently adopted...
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has highlighted an employer's role and responsibility in preventing the spread of Covid-19 in the workplace.
The advisory is available here.
“Employers must rapidly take the following precautionary measures to flatten the Covid-19 curve and prevent the current pandemic from worsening and affecting our community, especially the vulnerable population,” the advisory states.
Employers must ensure that they...
With the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) marching ahead with the development works, the East Industrial Street Extension Upgrade Project will be completed by mid 2020. As per information received by Gulf Times, Ashghal has completed more than 92% of the project.
The project is a vital link for road users coming from southern areas such as Mesaieed, Al Wakrah and Al...
Woqod Vehicles Inspection (Fahes) has announced that once the Covid-19 crisis ends and when the stations are up and running, customers who have paid the fees online will be entitled to a vehicle inspection until December 31 at any Fahes centre.
The announcement was made through a notice posted on the social media pages of Qatar Fuel (Woqod) on Thursday.
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*Government keen to protect interests of employees
Employers and employees who are affected by the current Covid-19 situation can co-operate to mitigate the social and economic damage caused by the pandemic, the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA) has stressed.
Adding that this will benefit both employers and workers alike, and the long-term sustainability of businesses...
The General Directorate of Awqaf at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs announced that it has started support from the Hifz AlNaema Centre for three months.
The support, which started on April 14, will be through food basket campaign, which will cover all the needs of families who were receiving assistance from the centre.
The service of Hifz AlNaema Project...
Qatar University’s College of Pharmacy (QU-CPH) successfully conducted its first online Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) utilising an online distance education platform due to the precautionary measures against the novel coronavirus (Covid-19).
The College of Pharmacy implemented the “Telehealth” concept, with the participation of 22 final year BSc pharmacy students and 11 faculty members.
The exam assessed the clinical skills of...
Al Meera opens doors of latest branch at The Mall
April 16 2020 01:12 AM
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The new branch at The Mall, is spread across more than 1,800sq m.
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Al Meera Consumer Goods Company has announced the opening of its latest branch at The Mall on D-Ring road facing Al-Ahli stadium.
The new store is an important milestone in Al Meera’s...
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The Cabinet has extended for two weeks from Thursday the precautionary measures against the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19). A re-evaluation will be held during the period to take the appropriate decision.
The regular Cabinet meeting on Wednesday was chaired by HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani through video conference.
Following the meeting, HE...
The Ministry of Public Health today announced the registration of 392 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and the recovery of 9 cases of the virus, bringing the total number of people to have recovered from COVID-19 in the State of Qatar to 415.
Some of the new cases of COVID-19 are due to people being in contact with existing cases...
To fight a microscopic virus, the world has turned to nearly-Millenium-old recommendations from Muslim polymath Ibn Sina, a father figure of early modern medicine.
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Yahia Hatim
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Apr 9, 2020
Since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in late 2019, internet searches for the word “quarantine” increased by 10,000%, according to Google Trends. The word quickly entered headlines across the globe.
Health experts suggest quarantine is among the most...
By Juliette Faraut, Editor at LinkedIn
Updated 1 day ago
Some industries — from shipping to online learning — are hiring to meet coronavirus-related demand. Here are some of the companies hiring right now.
Walmart Canada is hiring 10,000 employees to meet the nationwide exploding demand for household staples.
Amazon is hiring 1,000 workers at its fulfillment centers and delivery networks across Canada.
Dialogue is...
Murtaza Hussain
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC has forced almost every person on the planet to narrow their focus on how to get by day to day. When the dust finally clears and we emerge from our quarantines, we’re likely to find a world whose horizons have been radically transformed. In many ways, the changes will not be good. The pandemic will likely...
Akela Lacy
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ONE NATION, ONE of the dark-money groups spending the most to back Republican candidates for Senate, added a former Pfizer lobbyist and U.S. Chamber of Commerce board member to its board of directors at the end of 2019. One Nation has spent $1.7 million already this year on ads praising the efforts of Republican senators, including the push for lower drug prices,...
