RakBank cuts up to 250 expat jobsNational Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (RakBank) said on Wednesday it was cutting up to 250 expatriate staff from the bank and its partners as part of a plan to raise business efficiency. The statement follows a Reuters report about job More… |
Bahrain traders protest against LMRA feesHundreds of irate traders in Bahrain took part in a mock funeral procession to protest against a foreign worker tax, which they say is killing their businesses. They carried a coffin symbolising the death of their business as they marched More… |
Businesses protest against labour feeGovernment officials were forced to fend off a barrage of complaints from angry business owners during a forum on private sector development in Bahrain. Tamkeen, the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) and the Labour Market Reg More… |
Expat LMRA tax 'a theft'More than 100 Bahrain businessmen protested outside a government office that taxes them on their expat workers. They gathered outside the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) at 9.30am to demand the resignation of its chief executive More… |