Bahrain law on annual leave may be challengedBahrain's new Labour law governing annual leave for employees is allegedly costing companies millions of dinars and businessmen claim leave costs have doubled since the new regulations came into force last September, a repo More… |
Bahrain workers to get paid marriage leaveBahrain’s new Labour Law entitles employees to a one-time special leave of three days with salary for their wedding provided they produce a copy of the marriage contract. The Civil Service Bureau (CSB) said in a Press releas More… |
Bahrain hotels ‘may stop hiring women’Bahrain's hotels could stop hiring women if they are forced to implement the new labour law which gives women up to six months leave without pay for every child they have under six years old, a report said. They said it would More… |
Thousands leave UAE 'without paying credit bills'Some UAE banks are seeing up to 2,500 customers leave the country every month without paying off their credit card bills, a number that could rise in June, a senior RAK Bank official said on Sunday. RAK Bank business advisor David Martin s More… |
US bank, 2 others quit DIFC as crisis bitesJefferies International, a unit of US investment bank Jefferies, is among three companies set to leave the Dubai International Financial Centre as the global crisis hits the once-booming Gulf Arab region. A Dubai regulator said in a statem More… |








