By Abdelaal A Khalil Legal Consultant   Please send your queries to: plus@pen.com.qa   The Commercial Companies Law No.5 of 2002 says a commercial company is a contract by which two or more persons contribute in a project designed for profit by providing a share of the money or the work and divide the profit or loss arising from the project. The law says every comp

When I joined my present company, I had with me a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from my previous employer. In case I leave this firm, are they obliged to give me an NOC or is it the discretion of the management? If my current employer denies me an NOC, what can I do to get it? Name withheld on request   Law No. 4/2009, which governs the entry, exit, residence and sponsorship o

I am working in a private company since December 21, 2008. I went on my first vacation with paid leave after two years, and the second vacation a year later. For the third vacation, I took cash instead of the air ticket for 2012, which I was entitled to on December 21, 2012. I want to quit my job by February 2013. Will I get end of service benefits, bonus (which I was getting in March every

  Answered by  Abdelaal A Khalil Legal Consultant    Please send your queries to: plus@pen.com.qa   I  joined a private company in August 2011, and one year later, the owner sold the company. The new owner has not completed the legal process of transferring the company’s ownership. Therefore, the company and the employees are trapped between tw

What electrical safety precautions are necessary? Labour laws and ministerial decrees issued in this regard oblige employers to take many precautionary measures, most important being: - Electrical distribution panels must be placed in safe and easy to use locations, switches must be of non-sparking type. - Conducting regular check on cables, wirings, and connections.  

  When is it permissible for you to terminate the work contract? You can terminate your work contract whether it is fixed-term or open-ended without losing your right to the end of service benefits in the following situations: 1) If your employer does not adhere to the terms of the contract, or violates the labour law. 2) If you or one of your family members are assaulted o

I used to work in an independent school. I resigned from the job in March 2012 due to some reasons. It was in the news that experienced teachers will get QR12,600 monthly salary with effect from September 2011. The school management announced that there are some documentation formalities to be done and these revisions in salaries will be implemented later. Now last month all teachers got th

by Hani Al Naddaf and Sami Fakhoury  A usual concern among lenders is whether payment of interest on loans is allowed under Qatari law. The main concern derives from the fact that interest is generally prohibited under the Islamic Shariah, which is embedded in many provisions of law in Qatar.  For instance, Article 1 of the Qatari Constitution provides that Islam is the State&rsqu

What is basic salary? It is the salary paid to you in return for the work done for a specific period of time or on the bases of number or quantity of items produced, including annual increments and nothing else.    What is salary? It is basic salary plus all bonuses and allowances you receive for the work you do, irrespective of designation or how it is calculated.

What must you beware of before coming to Qatar? • Be careful of false promises presented to you by “visa traders” for working against high salaries, good living conditions and great transfers to you family. Those people are interested only in taking the price of the visa and achieving quick profits.  • Buying a visa to work in the state of Qatar may enable you

What are the rules companies have to follow while providing accommodation to their employees? 1) In shared rooms, area provided for each worker should not be less than four  metres. 2) In each room, no more than four workers should be housed in normal housing camps, and eight workers in temporary dwellings. 3) Entrances, corridors, roofs and cellars should not be used as lod

The aim of this legal section is to make the reader aware of the legal structure in the country and help everyone understand the Qatari law. We receive many queries from the readers and we have tried to respond to each of them through these columns. Dispute between worker and employer top the list of queries we receive from the readers. We have answered most of them, but the confusion regarding t

Question: An employee took unpaid leave and travelled to his home country. He came back on a Thursday after his vacation. Is he eligible for salary for Friday and Saturday, which are weekly  leave, or his salary will be calculated from the first working day?Answer: The Labour Law No. 14/2004 points out that the employee deserves a weekly paid rest of not less than 24 consecutive hours and Friday

We talked about computer crimes in the last issue and today we will complete the review of articles on computer viruses in Qatari law, which is sent or planted on computers. The law has defined that the computer virus as programs that is recorded or planted on CDs or disks of the computer and remains idle for a specified period and activates suddenly at a certain time to initiate its effect on yo

First, Payment Article 580The check shall be payable at sight, and every statement contrary to that shall be considered as if it was not. If the check was submitted before the day mentioned in it as the date of the issuance, it shall be paid on the day of submission.Article 580 (amended by Law 7 2010, Article 1) to “The check shall be payable at sight, and every statement contrary to that shall

Tthe aim of this legal section is to make the reader aware of the legal structure in the country and helping everyone understand Qatari law. We receive many queries from the readers and we have tried to respond to each of them through these columns. From the emails we receive from the readers, we find that the maximum number of queries are related to the dispute between worker and employer. We ha

The Labour Law No. (4) for the year 2004 on the work-related injuries and compensation points out that if the worker dies while working or because of it or sustains a work injury, the employer or his representative shall report the incident immediately to the police and administration. The report must include the worker’s name, age, occupation, address, nationality and a brief description of t

Question: A government employee left the country to spend his annual leave for a period of 30 days, but due to personal circumstances delayed his return to work for two weeks. On his return he was told to end his services because of his absence from work, is it legally permissible? Answer: The Human Resources Law No. 8 / 2009 on the absence from the work refers that the employee would be consider

Circulation of the cheque and collateralArticle 571The cheque conditioned to pay to a particular person, whether the condition of order was provided expressly or not, shall be negotiable by the endorsement. The endorsement can be for the drawer or any other committed person, and these people can endorse the check again. In case of multiple endorsements they must be numbered according to their sequ

The insurance contract is one of the contracts that play an important role in the economic life in the country as the insurance companies provide the logistical support and insure the large and small projects against the threatening risks which are expected to occur at any time. The idea of insurance can be known simply through the Civil Law No. 22/2004 as the insurance is a contract whereby the i