About my employment in Qatar

Kindly, could you clarify your question in details so we could help you legally better with pleasure.

We would like to inform you that according to the Qatari Labor Law, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs shall have the jurisdiction to submit the complaint. Therefore, the complaint must include all that you mentioned in your inquiry for purposes of summoning and investigating with the sponsor and forcing him to pay the rights as stipulated by the law, Where the law provided legal protection for wages, which must be paid to the worker according to the legal text:
Article 65
The Worker shall be entitled to the wages specified in the service contract and if the contract does not specify the wage the worker shall be entitled to the wage specified in the work regulations.
If the wage is not specified in accordance with the preceding paragraph the worker shall be entitled to a wage equivalent to the wage specified for work of a similar type in the establishment and otherwise in accordance with the custom applicable to the profession in the place of performance of the work and if there is no such custom the judge shall specify the wage in accordance with the requirements of justice.
Article (66):
The wages and other sums to which the worker is entitled shall be paid in the Qatari currency. The wages of the workers employed on an annual or monthly wages shall be paid at least once in every month. The wages of all other workers shall be paid once at least every two weeks. The wages shall be paid to the worker himself within the working day’ and during working hours in the usual place of work or any other place to be approved by the Department and may be transferred to the account of the worker with the bank to be agreed upon by the two parties or paid to the attorney appointed by the worker in writing.
The employer shall not be relieved from his obligation to pay the wage due to the worker unless he has actually transferred it to the bank or the worker or his attorney has signed in acknowledgement of the receipt thereof in the register or receipt prepared for this purpose provided that the said documents shall include the details of the wage.
So, you can file a complaint in the labor office to get your dues, the law grants you the right to terminate the work without notice as below
Article (51)
The worker may terminate the service contract before its expiry date if the contract is of a definite duration and without giving reasons for the termination if the contract is of an indefinite duration and retains his full right to obtain the end of service gratuity in the following cases:
1. If the employer commits a breach of his obligations under the service contract or the provisions of this law.
2. If the employer or his responsible manager commits a physical assault or immoral act upon the worker or any of his family member.
3. If the employer or his representative has misled the worker at the time of entering into the service contract as to the terms and conditions of the work.
4. If continuance with the work endangers the safety and health of the worker provided that the employer is aware of the danger and does not take the necessary steps to remove it.
The ministry may grants you the permit to change the employer without the requirement of NOC.
If you have another question, feel free to ask us and we will answer with pleasure.

The complaint can be submitted to the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, which is the one who follows up the matter with the work authority for legal treatment of it

Yes, it is possible to stay at work until the complaint is evaluated, accepted and decided until there is no justification for the work authority to report about you absconding, which results in the ban for you.

Yes, this means giving you a no-objection, so the verification can review the business and inquire about the matter

We are always happy to contact you in the legal department

Moreover, the sponsorship is not applied anymore there and it is cancelled then the relation between the employer and the worker is according to the work contract.
Article 21:
The employer, the Competent Authorities, and the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs may agree to transfer the Foreign National laborer to another employer before the time limit in the contract has been reached or after five years of working for the employer if the contract did not specify a time period.
The Foreign National laborer may, with authorization from the Competent Authorities and the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, transfer to another employer in the event of the Recruiter’s death or dissolution of the body corporate for any reason.
In all cases, the employer serving as the Recruiter shall not have his legal rights, or the contract between him and Foreign National, violated, in accordance with the referenced Labor Law.
The aforementioned article organized the cases of which the employee can transfer to another company as follow:
• With an approval from the employer (Whatever the contract is)
• After completing five years on unfixed term contract
• The end of the fixed term contract
• The death of the employer
Therefore, you can transfer if your employer agrees then you have to submit your resignation or it may result in depriving you from entering the country once again for a year.