Workers’ welfare initiatives by the SC The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA) has studied the impact of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy’s (SC) Workers’ Welfare Forums (WWF) to support the replication of joint worker-employer committees in Qatar. The SC introduced WWFs in 2015 to amplify workers’ voices and offer […]
Category: Legal
National Address Law a qualitative leap in judicial procedure: SJC Chairman
QNA Doha: Chairman of the Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC) and President of the Court of Cassation H E Dr Hassan bin Lahdan Saqr Al Mohannadi (pictured) affirmed that the National Address Law published in the Official Gazette yesterday represents an addition to the Qatari law, adding it is a major step in the development of national […]
Rules for resigning from a job in Qatar
There arises a situation in people’s professional lives when they want to move on to a different employer but their current employer is refusing to accept their resignation. People in such a situation are caught in fix as they do not want to jeopardise their future employment opportunities as resigning from a previous job in […]
Getting Work Visa after receiving an offer letter
A work visa is needed in Qatar if you are a family member, partner or someone planning to work. To get the visa processed, you will need a Qatari national to be your sponsor. All businesses in Qatar are owned by citizens and your employer works as your sponsor. A foreign worker can work only […]
MoI provides link to check if you can apply for Qatar Permanent Residency
The Peninsula Online Doha: Now you check if you are eligible to apply for permanent residency. The Interior Ministry has provided a link to check if one is eligible to apply for a Permanent Residency Card. The user needs to enter the Qatar ID number and the date of expiry on the form and click […]
Things to do before leaving Qatar
Qatar is home hundreds of thousands of expats from all across the world. New people relocate to Qatar every year and many move out of Qatar to other places. We have talked a lot about what expats need to do to live in Qatar in a safe, secure, and legal manner. Today, we are going […]
Seeking travel ban on judgment debtor
By Dr Nizar Kochery /Doha Question: My friend borrowed money from me for his personal use and agreed to return it after three weeks. Now when I request for the repayment he refuses to pay. I have a document signed by him and I filed a civil case against him using that document. I received […]
Mobile radar to monitor 17 Qatar roads (Thursday, February 28, 2019)
File photo used for representation. The Peninsula Online There is one addition today in the locations of mobile radars. Keep an eye on your speedometer to avoid fine and also to reach safely. Here are the locations for the radars today (Thursday, February 28, 2019) Air Force Street – 100 km/h Dukhan/Shahaniya – 120 km/h […]
NHRC asks UAE to comply with ICJ decision and allow family unification
National Human Rights Committee (NHRC), Doha Qatar’s National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) has deplored the continued failure of the UAE authorities to comply with the International Court of Justice order No. 172 dated 23 July 2018, which urged Abu Dhabi to comply with its obligations under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms […]
Cloud cover to increase over Qatar; scattered rain reported
QNA / The Peninsula Online Doha: Scattered light rain was reported in the northern part of the country as was seen from the radar images, said the Department of Meteorology on their twitter account. They also shared another image that showed increasing cloud distribution over the Arabian Peninsula, adding that there are chances of scattered […]