Amendment to worker recruitment norms serves interest of all: Official

Ministry Of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs

 

The Ministry Of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA) has emphasised that the Minister of the Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs’ Decision No. 21 of 2021 amending some provisions of Resolution No. 8 of 2005 regarding regulating the conditions and procedures for licensing the recruitment of workers from abroad for the account of others serves the interest of all concerned parties.

Head of the recruitment offices department at the Ministry of Administrative Development Ibrahim Al Maadeed said, during a press conference yesterday, that the decision that was issued on July 8 will be implemented after six months from the date of its issuance, so that there is plenty of time for the recruitment offices to align their conditions with the requirements of the decision.

He revealed that the Ministry will hold a meeting in the coming period with representatives of licensed recruitment offices in the State of Qatar to inform them of the details of the Minister of the Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs’ Decision No. 21 of 2021. 

The meeting intends to listen to their suggestions and observations to serve the interest of everyone, noting the Ministry held a similar meeting before the decision was issued and listened to all the proposals presented.

Al Maadeed stressed that the decision to amend some provisions of Resolution No. 8 of 2005 regarding regulating the conditions and procedures for licensing the recruitment of workers from abroad for the account of others came after an in-depth study of the reality and after listening to the observations and suggestions of both recruitment agencies and employers, as the amendment was issued to serve the interest of all parties. 

He pointed out that the decision, which included obligating the licensee to guarantee an additional six-month probationary period for the employee, starting immediately after the end of the three-month preliminary testing period, bringing the total probation period to 9 months, ensures stability in the issue of recruitment and the labour market; thus there will be a benefit for recruitment offices, employers and recruiters. 

He also stressed that the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs, is working for the interest of everyone, as it takes care of all proposals and observations received, whether from licensed recruitment offices in the state or employers and everyone involved in this field.

The Minister of the Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs decision amending some provisions of resolution regarding regulating the conditions and procedures for licensing the recruitment of workers from abroad for the account of others obliges office owners to follow the amendments of labour legislation, regulations and policies in the country from which the labour is recruited, and to provide the worker before he is recruited with a copy of the signed data and conditions of work from the employer.  

The employer is also obligated to issue a work contract for the worker before his arrival in the country according to the same conditions that the worker accepted to work on, in addition, to providing private housing and meals for the recruited workers until they receive work with the employer, or when the office receives the worker brought by the recruiter according to the terms and conditions.

The decision included obligating the licensee to guarantee an additional six-month probationary period for the employee, starting immediately after the end of the three-month preliminary testing period, bringing the total probation period to 9 months, including 15% of the total due amount, for each month the employee spent in the service of the employer during the additional probation period, with deduction of the value of government fees incurred by the office, in any of the following cases: The employees refusal to work, the employee quit and the employee’s illness with a chronic disease, and the right of the employer shall be forfeited when the employer assaults the worker and violates any of the terms of the contract with the worker.