Saudi Arabia issues 24.3m work permits in 3 yearsSaudi Arabia issued about 24.3 million work permits to private sector employees in the last three years, with professional services and engineering accounting for 45 per cent of them, media reports said. The number of licenses iss More… |
UK eyes work permits to control EU immigrationBritain's interior minister Amber Rudd said on Sunday she was looking at a work permits system to control migration from the European Union, responding to Brexit voters' demand for tighter border controls. Although formal More… |
Clamp on expat work permits in BahrainWork permits issued to expatriates in Bahrain will from now on become null and void the moment the Industry and Commerce Ministry cancels commercial registers, a report said. Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) chief executi More… |
Bahrain launches more flexible work permitsBahrain’s Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) has announced more flexible durations for work permits in accordance with a new resolution issued by Labour Minister and LMRA Board chairman Jameel Humaidan. The LMRA yeste More… |
Bahrain to step up work permits confirmationBahrain’s Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) has drawn up a plan for 2013 aiming to finalise all new work permit applications on the same day of submission, said Work Permits director Khalid Abdulrahman. The authority recei More… |
Bahrain switches to e-work permitsThe Bahrain Labour Ministry will start issuing and renewing work permits for domestic help electronically, said a senior government official at the opening of new-look work permit department. Under-Secretary Sabah Salem Al Dosary said the More… |
Bahrain ministry gets 10,000 visa applicationsBahrain's Labour Ministry has received 10,197 applications for domestic workers in the first quarter of this year. Acting Under-Secretary and Labour Affairs Assistant Under-Secretary Subah Al Dossary said the ministry had approved 7,47 More… |
Visa health tests to be speeded up in BahrainExpat employees should get their work visas faster after private hospitals and clinics were given the green light to conduct mandatory pre-employment medical tests. The tests, which also cover family members, used to be conducted solely at More… |
Visa health tests to be speeded up in BahrainExpat employees should get their work visas faster after private hospitals and clinics were given the green light to conduct mandatory pre-employment medical tests. The tests, which also cover family members, used to be conducted solely at More… |
Bahrain bosses face new fees deadlineEmployers in Bahrain have until Wednesday to pay outstanding fees to the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), or risk having all their foreign workers' visas cancelled. The measure will also include employers who have failed to r More… |