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UAE amends labour law; huge fines for malpracticesThe UAE Government has amended the labour law, imposing huge fines on employers for malpractices. The new decree imposes fines of no less than AED100,000 and no more than AED1 million on any employer who employ More… |
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Saudi Arabia announces key changes to labour lawSaudi Arabia's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has announced amendments to several articles of the labour law, approved by the Cabinet session today. The ministry stated that these amendm More… |
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Bahrain King issues new decree to close gender pay gapHis Majesty King Hamad issued Decree-Law 16/2021, amending some provisions of Law 36/2012 promulgating the Labour Law in Bahrain's private sector, amending discrimination in the wages between male and female workers in jobs of the same val More… |
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Bahrain King issues new decree to close gender pay gapHis Majesty King Hamad issued Decree-Law 16/2021, amending some provisions of Law 36/2012 promulgating the Labour Law in Bahrain's private sector, amending discrimination in the wages between male and female workers in jobs of the same val More… |
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Oman’s new labour law to favour employees: ReportOman’s new civil service law will be balanced, flexible, and positive in favour of the employee, said Salim bin Musallam al Busaidi, the Undersecretary for Human Resources at the Ministry of Labour. He added that it consists More… |
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Saudi to levy big fines for work visa violationsEmployers and brokers in Saudi Arabia will be fined SR50,000 ($13,320) for every single visa violation under a new labour law amendment that came into force today (October 18), a report said. Those selling work visas – popul More… |
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Saudi tightens clamp on illegal expat workersSaudi Arabia is tightening a crackdown on illegal foreign workers in the kingdom, giving the Ministry of Labour more powers including the right to distribute financial rewards to inspectors who turn up violations. The decision is More… |
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Qatar eyes bank salary transfer law by year-endQatar is likely to pass before the year-end an amendment to the labour law that will make it compulsory for employers to transfer salaries to banks, a report said. The amendments in the law will include financial rights of workers More… |
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Indian PM plans first labour overhaul in decadesIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set in motion the first major revamp in decades of India's archaic labour laws, part of a plan to revive the flagging economy, boost manufacturing and create millions of jobs. Successive More… |
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New Bahrain law ‘may cut staff holidays’Private sector employees in Bahrain could actually lose holiday days, despite changes to the law that increased people's annual leave to 30 days, a report said. The Cabinet yesterday (April 14) agreed that the 30-day annual le More… |
