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People who feel like they are struck in their job but not sure and confident enough to really know what exactly they can do or from where to start can now go through the below points and can make a choice. Qatar's new sponsorship law is already implemented on 13 December 2016, it removed the automatic two-year ban on the...

Question: My name is Abdullah, I have started working here in Qatar for a company recently. My employment contract states that I will not be paid for leave days, holidays. The contract also mandates that I won’t be paid for any overtime. Is it possible for me to contest these terms of the contract after I have signed it? Hello...

DON'T SIGN NEW CONTRACTS AFTER 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 contract to...

It is advised that those working under an unlimited period of contract should give 30-day notice before terminating contract. I am currently working in an LLC company on an unlimited contract and am still under probation period. Since this company is putting a lot of pressure on me indirectly, I have started looking for a new job and got an...

Doha, January 06 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al -Thani attended Friday evening parts of the semi-final matches of Qatar Exxon Mobil Open for men, held at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex. HH the Emir attended parts of the matches between Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Spain's Fernando Verdasco, which ended with victory for the...

A large number of visitors and farms have been witnessed at the three-day honey festival, held by the Agricultural Affairs Department of the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME). Going by Gulf Times report, 130 local farms are participating at the festival that began on Thursday. It is interesting to note that initially, when the project was launched in 2012, only...

Zurich, January 06 (QNA) -FIFA welcomes the decision of the Commercial Court of Zurich to reject a claim lodged by the Dutch trade union FNV, the Bangladeshi Free Trade Union Congress, the Bangladesh Building and Wood Workers Federation and the Bangladeshi citizen Nadim Shariful Alam concerning FIFA’s alleged wrongful conduct and liability for human rights violations in connection with...

Qatar Airways, in a n effort to encourage expatriates with valid residential permits and their children above 18 years to use e-gate services at the Hamad International Airport, has made it mandatory for its more than 40,000 employees globally to enrol for the services. Akbar al Baker, the chief executive officer of Qatar Airways Group, stated, that the Ministry of...

A major expansion to enhance the Hamad International Airport’s annual capacity to more than 65mn passengers will start this year, Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar al-Baker has said. “The government has approved the expansion of the airport. There is a new steering committee that has been formulated under the chairmanship of Abdullah bin Nasser Turki al-Subaey. The aim is...

A court has rejected a lawsuit against FIFA brought by labour unions which said it had failed to use its influence to ensure fair treatment for people working on 2022 World Cup facilities in Qatar, the world soccer body said yesterday. FIFA said in a statement it welcomed the decision by the Commercial Court of Zurich in the case which concerned...

The Health Control Section of the Doha Municipality has identified a number of food facilities and outlets keeping expired food products during its inspection campaign. A bakery at Al Markhiya Area had reportedly kept expired meat products, while another bakery at Musherib Area was using expired food ingredients to prepare pastries and sweets. A grocery at Madinat Khalifa South was also...

Taxi services in some of the newly developed residential areas in and around Doha are scarce and residents are complaining that it is often very difficult to get a taxi on time, particularly during peak hours. Cab drivers are reportedly avoiding going into these localities, thereby forcing the residents to opt for costlier alternatives such as ‘limousines’. With the entry of...

With authorities stepping up their efforts to make Qatar’s roads safer for everyone by the installation of state of art radar systems, the number of traffic violators penalised has gone up substantially. According to the figures released by the Ministry of Development, Planning and Statistics for the month of December 2016, the number of violations caught by radars in the...

A court has rejected a lawsuit against FIFA brought by labour unions which said it had failed to use its influence to ensure fair treatment for people working on 2022 World Cup facilities in Qatar, the world soccer body said yesterday. FIFA said in a statement it welcomed the decision by the Commercial Court of Zurich in the case which concerned...