Qatar: Ministerial Decision No. 4 of 2015 Issuing the Regulations for the Wage Protection System for Workers Subject to the Labour Law

 

Title

 

 

Qatar: Ministerial Decision No. 4 of 2015 Issuing the Regulations for the Wage Protection System for Workers Subject to the Labour Law

 

 

Date of adoption

 

 

11 June 2015

 

 

Entry into force

 

07 July 2015
 

Text versions

Arabic

Source:

–        Official Journal Issue No. 13 (2015), p. 282. Retrieved from: Al-Meezan Qatar Legal Portal, accessed: 19 October 2015, retrieved from: http://www.almeezan.qa/LawView.aspx?opt&LawID=6679&TYPE=PRINT&language=ar

 

 

Abstract

 

 Art. 2 of this decision requires employers to transfer the wages of their employees to their Qatari bank account within seven days of their due date through the Wage Protection System instituted by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Art. 2).

Employers who fail to comply with article 2 of this decision will be penalized by either not being granted new work permits for employees or freezing the processing of all applications submitted to the Ministry until they have transferred all pending wages (Art. 4).