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Legal 8 months   ago 23965 If You Get FIRED or TERMINATED, You will Get FOUR YEARS BAN as per Qatar New Labor Law. How You Can Avoid THIS? Home Legal If You Get FIRED or TERMINATED, You will Get FOUR YEARS BAN as per Qatar New... According to Article 26 of the new law, if a foreign worker is...

DON’T SIGN NEW CONTRACTS AFTER or BEFORE NEW LABOR LAW.  There is no need for the companies to make new contracts with their employees after implementation of the new law but the existing contracts will be valid as long as the employee is willing to continue in his job. Work Contract for New Expats: A foreign worker who has got a new...

With hundreds of expats flooding into Qatar every day, British journalist Victoria Scott gives the lowdown on what to expect Doha Airport’s arrivals terminal is not somewhere I like to linger for long. An estimated 500 new expats walk through its doors every day, making it a stage for intense public drama – both long-awaited reunions and the dawning of...

The Peninsula In October last year, Emir H H Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani issued Law No 21 of 2015 regulating the entry, exit and residency of expatriates. The law comes into effect from today (December 13). Under the new law, freedom of movement is explicitly guaranteed. Expats will no longer need approval from their existing employer to change jobs...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhan. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo) Reuters BERLIN: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on Monday for Europe to use its influence to defuse tensions in the Gulf where Saudi Arabia and its allies have cut ties with Qatar. Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has voiced support for Qatar in its confrontation with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and...

Qatar Airways Qatar Airways CEO and his staff celebrate the win Qatar Airways has regained the top spot in the Skytrax World’s Best Airline rankings, after slipping to second place last year. The coveted award comes at a difficult time for the airline, which is having to deal with the fallout of a blockade enforced by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE and Egypt. In a...

Ray Toh / Doha News QFIS on Eid Al Fitr 2016 The Eid Al-Fitr holiday will begin on Sunday (June 25), which means tomorrow will be the last working day for public sector employees before the break, the Emiri Diwan has announced. Ministries, government departments and other public entities will be closed for 11 days including weekends, in line with previous years. They...

All photos courtesy of Qatar Museums Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani took a tour of the under-construction National Museum this week. The visit marked his first semi-public appearance since the Gulf dispute erupted two weeks ago. While there, Qatar Museums Chairperson Sheikha Al Mayassa Al Thani announced a new opening date for the much-anticipated...

Ahmed Bin Majed Ahmed’s drawing The Qatari artist behind the viral image of the Emir that has been plastered on cars, walls and t-shirts across the country said he is “grateful” his work is so popular. “It’s my duty, the least I can do, as a Qatari creative artist to show my support and stand by the Emir,” Ahmed Almaadheed told Doha News, referencing the pressure...

Saudi and other Arab nations ask Qatar to shut Al Jazeera, close a Turkish base and scale down Iran ties within 10 days. Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries that have cut ties to Qatar have reportedly issued a list of demands to end a major Gulf crisis, insisting that Qatar shut down the Al Jazeera network, close a Turkish military...

According to the statement, Qatar's authorities have introduced a visa-on-arrival system for nationals of 37 countries. © REUTERS/ Naseem Zeitoon Qatar Says No Conditions Received From Gulf States as Blockade Hits Day 18 MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Qatar's authorities have introduced a visa-on-arrival system for nationals of 37 countries, including Russia, according to a document, circulated by national carrier Qatar Airways and obtained by Sputnik on Friday. "According to the circular...

Navin Sam / Doha News Photo for illustrative purposes only. In less than two weeks, a new law in Qatar governing expats will come into effect. The legislation will give “substantial new freedoms and protections” to foreigners working in the country, the government said in a statement last night. However, for most people, it will be business as usual on Dec. 13 when Law...

Residence and work permits in Qatar is easier after the new revised labor law. New revised law is flexible for both employer and employee. So if you are working in Qatar, you can bring your family too. If your wife/husband wants to work in Qatar, he/she needs to register at the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs in the...

According to the QSA Labour Force Survey for the third quarter of 2014, average monthly wage in Qatar was QR 10,761, up 10 percent from 2013. Monthly average salary in Qatar has gone up some 10 percent compared to the previous year (QR 9,667 in 2013), more than keeping pace with the inflation. The latest average salary break-up by occupation...