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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… |
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Saudi expats apprehensive over labour crackdownLike many expatriates in Saudi Arabia, Umm Hajar, a 30-year-old Moroccan beautician, stopped going to work two weeks ago fearful of government inspectors checking her residency status. She has lived in the capital Riyadh with her More… |
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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… |
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Bahrain firms warned over new labour lawCompanies in Bahrain have been warned to start implementing a new labour law that came into effect from September 2 or risk facing legal action, said a senior government official. Some workers have already filed successful complai More… |
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Bahrain mulls new laws for training bodiesBahrain is studying through a special committee a new draft law regulating the work of training institutions, said a senior government official. Labour Minister Minister Jameel Humaidan said licensing of private training instituti More… |
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More benefits for workers in new Bahrain lawBahrain has introduced a new legislation that includes tougher punishments for companies that flout health and safety standards, grants private sector workers 30 days of annual leave and increases the length of maternity leave. It also More… |
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Bahrain set to introduce new labour lawA new legislation that includes tougher punishments for companies that flout health and safety standards, grants private sector workers 30 days of annual leave and increases the length of maternity leave will be introduced in Bahrain. The More… |
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Full wages for injured workersEmployers will be obliged to pay full wages for six months to any employee injured at work, under the new Private Sector Labour Law proposed to be intorduced in Bahrain. This would be reduced to half-pay after six months, until the injure More… |
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Kuwait 'approves new labour law'Kuwait's parliament has approved in principle a new labour law that stipulates more rights for labourers working in the private sector including better annual leave, end of service indemnities and holidays, said a news report. The bill More… |
