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We would like to inform you that according to the Qatari Labor Law, first, the worker shall not be obliged to resign and shall be deemed an arbitrary dismissal. The employer shall pay compensation to the worker, where the law regulates termination in the text of the article (49):
If the service contract is of an indefinite duration any of the two parties thereto may terminate it without giving the reasons for the termination. In this case the party intending to terminate the contract shall notify the other party in writing as follows:-
1. In respect of the workers who receive their wages annually or monthly, the notification shall be given not less than one month prior to the date of the termination if the period of service is five years or less. If the period of service is more than five years, the notification period shall be at least two months prior to the date of termination.
2. In all other cases the notification shall be given in accordance with the following periods:
A) If the period of service is less than one year the notification period shall be at least one week.
B) If the period of service is more than one year and less than five years the notification period shall be at least two weeks.
C) If the service period is more than five years the notification period shall be at least one month. If the contract is terminated without observing these periods, the party terminating the contract shall be obligated to compensate the other party for an amount equivalent to the wage for the notice period or the remaining part thereof.
The text of Article (7) of the aforementioned Law No. (21) of 2015 shall be replaced by the following text:
Article 7:
The expatriate working under the aforementioned labor law shall have the right to temporarily leave or leave the country during the validity of the employment contract, giving the employer the right to pre-submit to the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs, a list of the number of his employees, with whom he considers that his prior consent is necessary. On their departure from the country because of the nature of their work, provided that they do not exceed (5%) of the number of workers.
For workers expatriates who are not subject to the Labor Law, the regulations and procedures for their departure from the country shall be determined by a decision of the Minister, in accordance with the new law. If the expatriate is unable to leave the country for any reason whatsoever, he may resort to exit Permit Grievances Committee, which shall be formed, its duties shall be determined, the procedures followed before it, and its working system by the Minister decision. "The Committee shall decide on the grievance within 3 working days."
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