DOHA: The Advisory Council yesterday approved the proposed amendments in the labour law making it mandatory on all employers to transfer salaries of their employees to the banks.
The Council discussed a report of its legal affairs committee on the draft law amending some provisions of the Labour Law 14 of 2004 and decided to forward its recommendations to the State Cabinet.
The draft law says that employers will be given six months after issuance of the law as grace period to adjust their status in line with the provisions of the amended law.
The Minister of the Labour and Social Affairs has the right to extend the grace period to another six months or more through a Ministerial decision.
The draft law says that wages and other dues of the workers who had been hired on annual or monthly salaries are to be paid once a month.
All other workers must be paid at least once every two weeks. Employers should not be given clearance unless they abide by this provision of the law.
The Cabinet earlier approved the amended law and forwarded it to the Advisory Council for its suggestions. The draft law includes five articles, according to Al Sharq.
The draft law also says that the required regulations organising and protecting the workers’ wages should be issued through a decision by the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs.
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